Bio
Scarlet Kim is a staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and National Security Project. She was previously with the ACLU’s National Security Project.
Featured work
Jan 17, 2022
Immigrant Service Members are Part of the Fabric of America
![U.S. Army soldiers holding certificates and folded U.S. flags during a ceremony.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/01/NoncitizenSoldiers_Blog-400x400.jpg)
Aug 20, 2021
One Year Later, U.S. Service Members Are Still Awaiting Their Promised Pathway to Citizenship
![United States Navy sailors and Marines from ten different countries take an oath of citizenship during a ceremony for members of the military aboard the USS Midway Museum Friday, July 2, 2021, in San Diego.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/08/Blog-Service-Members-400x400.jpg)
May 27, 2021
Biden Must Honor Pledge to Immigrant Troops: Rescind Trump Policy Blocking Path to Citizenship
![House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks to members of the National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2021.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/05/web21-JS_crosspost_immigrant_military_blog_Wordpress1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Apr 24, 2020
They Were Willing to Make the Ultimate Sacrifice for the U.S., but Trump Won't Let Them Become Americans
![Sailors and Marines with right hands raised taking the oath of citizenship aboard the USS Cleveland.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/04/WEB20-Military-Oath-of-Citizenship-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x400.jpg)
Feb 3, 2020
CBP Lied About Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests
![A CBP officer watches over travellers at an airport.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/02/web20-cbpofficer-blogimage-wordpress-1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Dec 18, 2019
A Secret CBP Team is Targeting and Detaining Innocent Travelers. We’re Suing.
![A CBP agent inspecting a passport](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/12/WEB19-CBP-Checking-Passport-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x400.jpg)
Nov 20, 2019
The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We’re Suing on Their Behalf.
![](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/11/WEB19-US-Mexico-Border-Photographer-BlogImage-WordPress-1110x740-400x400.jpg)