Press Releases
about National Security
Mar 04, 2021
Statement on Biden’s Review of Lethal Strikes Abroad, Including Drone Strikes
NEW YORK — Reporting indicates that the Biden administration is reviewing the U.S. program of lethal strikes abroad and has issued temporary guidance imposing some limits.
Hina...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jan 15, 2021
ACLU Clients Challenge Trump’s Sanctions Order Against International Criminal Court
OAKLAND, Calif. — Three distinguished law faculty and an American Civil Liberties Union human rights attorney are challenging the Trump administration’s order authorizing sanct...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
National Security
Dec 03, 2020
ACLU Demands Government Turn Over Records on Purchase of Muslims' Cell Phone Location Data
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and CUNY School of Law’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project today demanded the U.S. gove...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Aug 25, 2020
Federal Court Rules Trump Can’t Block Citizenship Path for Military Service Members
WASHINGTON — A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of depriving military service members of an expedited path to citizenship is unlawful. The rulin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Jun 11, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump ICC Sanctions Order
WASHINGTON — President Trump today issued an executive order authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against International Criminal Court personnel and their famil...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Feb 25, 2020
ACLU, FreedomWorks Launch Multi-State Ad Campaign to Reform Surveillance Laws
Organizations Mobilizing Millions to Call on Congress to Rein in the Surveillance State
Issue Areas:
National Security
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