Press Releases

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Apr 04, 2025

ACLU-MI applauds MI Attorney General for joining coalition in suing Trump administration EO that attempts to undermine voting rights

DETROIT -- We applaud Attorney General Nessel for joining a coalition of 19 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and antidemocratic Elections Executive Order that attempts to undermine voting rights by ordering state governments to impose overly burdensome pr
Mar 27, 2025

ACLU Statement on UM's Decision to Close its DEI Programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  DETROIT -- The intent of authoritarianism is to cause fear, isolation and undermine community. In a moment when we need leaders to be vigilant in defending our collective communities, it is extremely disappointing to see a public institution like the University of Michigan
Mar 21, 2025

ACLU to Michigan House of Representatives: Stop Scapegoating Immigrants

DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan Executive Director Loren Khogali issued the following statement regarding the Michigan House of Representatives scapegoating our immigrant neighbors and friends:   
Feb 27, 2025

ACLU Seeks to Intervene in Transgender Employment Discrimination Lawsuit After Trump Administration Abandons Case

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan announced today that it is seeking to intervene  in a federal transgender rights lawsuit after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) informed the court that it was abandoning its claims against a Culver’s restaurant in Clarkston for allegedly firing a
Issue Areas: The Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBTQ+ Project
Feb 05, 2025

Immigrant Rights Groups Send Letter to Michigan School Districts After Federal Government Rescinds Policy Barring Immigration Enforcement at “Sensitive Locations”

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) sent a letter to all Michigan school districts detailing students’ legal rights and how they can protect the rights of immigrant children following the Trump administration’s recent rescission of the “sensitive locations”
Feb 03, 2025

ACLU and Sugar Law Center Sue University of Michigan to Stop Unconstitutional Banishment of Protestors from Campus

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan and the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of people whom the University of Michigan (UM) has banned from its Ann Arbor campus after they participated in pro-Palestine protests on campus. The lawsuit alleges that the
Jan 22, 2025

ACLU Sues Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Obtain Records for Immigrants Being Held in Michigan Jails

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan and the national ACLU filed a federal lawsuit today to force U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the county jails it contracts with, to release records about detained immigrants held by ICE in local detention facilities. 
Jan 16, 2025

ACLU Sends Letter to Walgreens Asking for Investigation, Apology and Policy Changes After Harassment of Customer Purchasing Medication for Miscarriage Treatment

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan today sent a letter to the Walgreens drugstore chain asking for an investigation, policy changes and an apology to Kristin Tweedale and her partner, Jeffrey Kramer, who was inappropriately questioned and harassed at a Lansing store last September when he attempted to f
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Dec 19, 2024

ACLU Responds to the Michigan House of Representatives Adjourning Without Passing Essential Legislation

DETROIT - As the Michigan House of Representatives has adjourned for the year, we are left reflecting on the stark gap between what could have been and what was delivered. We know the threats looming on the horizon for Michiganders under a weaponized Trump White House: attacks on bodily autonomy, ta