Press Releases

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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
Dec 12, 2024

State Voting Rights Acts Face Final Days to Pass Before Project 2025 Undermines Voters Nationwide 

DETROIT  - Today, state and national civil and voting rights experts rang the alarm bells with less than six weeks left until Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda takes control. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Campaign Legal Center (CLC), ACLU of Michigan, and the New Jersey Institute for Social J
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Dec 10, 2024

ACLU of Michigan Condemns Vandalism

At around 2:00 a.m. on Monday, December 9, University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker’s home was vandalized when an object was thrown through the front window, breaking it, and a family car was spray-painted with a red upside-down triangle and graffiti that stated, “Divest” and “Free Palestine.”  Th
Dec 10, 2024

Juvenile Justice Advocates Send Letter Urging Michigan Senate to Pass Bipartisan Legislation that Provides Children with Legal Representation

LANSING, Mich. –  A broad group of advocates shared an open letter with the Michigan Senate today, calling on it to act with urgency and pass legislation that mandates legal representation for children entangled in the criminal legal system. The letter focuses on House Bill 4630, which would require
Nov 05, 2024

Michiganders Resoundingly Elect Pro-Civil Liberties Majority in Michigan Supreme Court Race 

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan applauds voters for sending a clear message this election: protecting and expanding civil liberties in our state is a priority.