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ACLU @aclu.org · 4d

We have the right to read what we want, no matter what politicians or school officials say.

Let us know what your favorite banned book is below. 📚

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 8d

We refuse to be intimidated by the Trump administration’s attacks on our rights and communities.

Find a No Kings rally near you: www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=aclu

When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 10d

If you or someone you know needs access to abortion care, POWERS helps Wisconsinites navigate options: www.pregnancyoptionswi.org

POWERS - Pregnancy Options Wisconsin: Education, Resources, & Support

Providing free, safe, medically accurate information, support, and referrals for all pregnancy options in Wisconsin. Counseling and resources are offered for all options around pregnancy, including ad...

www.pregnancyoptionswi.org

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 10d

Abortion is still legal and available in Wisconsin.

The Trump regime snuck abortion restrictions into the big billionaire bill, which is now law. However, two independent clinics in Milwaukee County will continue to provide abortion care.

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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 11d

#CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social intervies Palmyra police chief on plans for potential ICE partnership

Palmyra police chief describes plans for potential ICE partnership • Wisconsin Examiner

If approved the department would receive federal payments and officers would have limited authority to enforce immigration law on duty.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 14d

Three people have died at Milwaukee County Jail so far this year.

Joseph Boivin
Gabriel Muniz Jimenez
Melvin Goodwin

#SayTheirNames

These tragic deaths highlight the urgent need for action.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 15d

ICYMI: We sued five Wisconsin sheriffs over their practice of holding people in jail at the request of ICE based on administrative warrants that give them no legal authority to do so.

www.wpr.org/news/aclu-su...

ACLU sues Wisconsin sheriffs who hold people in jail at ICE's request

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing five Wisconsin sheriffs over their practice of holding people in jail at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

www.wpr.org

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 17d

Palmyra Police Department is set to partner with ICE on a Task Force Model 287(g) program, which directs local law enforcement to make immigration arrests and conduct immigration investigations in the field.

Our statement: www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

ACLU of Wisconsin Condemns Palmyra Police Department’s Participation in “Task Force Model” 287(g) Program, Authorizing Officers to Make Immigration Arrests - ACLU of Wisconsin

Palmyra is set to become the first Police Department in Wisconsin with a 287(g) agreement and the state's lone law enforcement agency to participate in the Task Force Model program.

www.aclu-wi.org

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 18d

The Brown Berets, a key Part of the Chicano movement of the 1960s, continue to fight war, police brutality, and worker exploitation.

La lucha sigue.

Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month feature: Brown Berets, an organization that emerged out of the Chicano movement in the 60s that fights for health care and education, and against police brutality and war.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 20d

We believe county sheriffs in Wisconsin are legally prohibited from holding individuals on administrative detainers for ICE, so we're suing to challenge the practice.

We'll use every tool at our disposal to defend the rights of immigrants.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

ACLU of Wisconsin asks state Supreme Court to declare immigrant jail holds illegal

The ACLU argues that it's illegal for Wisconsin sheriffs to hold immigrants in jail beyond state limits at ICE's request.

www.jsonline.com

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 21d

The Trump regime wants to tell your children, our future, what they can or cannot study. We won't let them.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...

In K-12 schools, Trump wants to upend DEI, pronoun policies and more. Here's how it looks in Wisconsin

Since beginning his second term, President Donald Trump has taken steps to reshape K-12 education.

www.jsonline.com

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 22d

Wisconsin Sheriffs Illegally Honor ICE Detainer Requests.
See You In Court.

Los alguaciles (Sheriffs) de Wisconsin cumplen ilegalmente con solicitudes de detención de ICE.
Nos vemos en la corte.

www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

There is a man in handcuffs with ICE agents surrounding him with a green background. Below that with green text reads Wisconsin Sheriffs illegally honor ICE detainer requests. Below that in green text highlighted yellow says See You In Court with ACLU WI below it.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 24d

The Trump regime has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC and is threatening to send them to even more cities. This represents another gross abuse of power that we all must reject.
Read more here: www.aclu-wi.org/news/liberty...

The image has a black background and with a collage of several people in police uniforms facing protesters and people in fatigues and police uniforms with guns. Underneath the image reads ACLU WI. The text above the collage reads the U.S. military shouldn't be policing our communities.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 25d

We will be hosting virtual book clubs throughout Banned Books Week to discuss some of our favorites. 📚

Join us: action.aclu.org/event/2025-b...

A white hand holds a yellow bookmark that has several books on it that says: I Read Banned Books on one side and the other side there is a blue background with several books underneath with text that says join us virtual book club Oct 6-10 banned books week aclu-wi.org/events

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 29d

At least four Wisconsin sheriffs' departments — Brown, Dodge, Douglas, and Sauk County — are paid jailers for the deportation machine.

Being undocumented is not a crime, yet we're seeing families split apart and frequent violations of due process rights.

www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

Wisconsin county sheriffs are paid per diem to hold people for ICE in these facilities: Brown County Jail ($70), Dodge County Jail ($100), Douglas County Jail ($75), and Sauk County Jail ($106).

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Darrin Madison @darrinmadison.bsky.social · Aug 29

This week we released Keep Families Together: five bills that would help protect people in Wisconsin from the Trump Administration's escalating acts of intimidation and violence.

Read more here: wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/08/28/w...

Wisconsin Democrats call for greater transparency and cutting state, local support for ICE • Wisconsin Examiner

One bill would require officers to identify themselves when arresting someone including making their name and badge number visible.

wisconsinexaminer.com

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · Sep 10

A government that can disappear your immigrant neighbor today can disappear you tomorrow.

The “Keep Families Together” bill package led by @ryanclancywi.bsky.social and @darrinmadison.bsky.social is a direct response to authoritarian-style abuse.

www.aclu-wi.org/news/the-kee...

The "Keep Families Together" Package: Drawing the Line Against Authoritarianism - ACLU of Wisconsin

These bills directly respond to authoritarian-style abuses like secret police, due process violations, and local immigration detention.

www.aclu-wi.org

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 9

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision endangers our communities and subjects people to immigration stops simply because of the color of their skin, occupation, or the language they speak.

This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.

Black graphic with a quote in white text: "We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." In red text, the quote is attributed to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Dissenting in Noem v. Perdomo

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · Sep 9

We’ve watched this regime send troops and armed federal agents into American cities before—and now Milwaukee could be next.

Wisconsin will not bow to occupation. Milwaukee County residents—send a message to your elected officials now: secure.ngpvan.com/OOaZ4wzu1kG-...

Tell Milwaukee leaders: No troops on our streets

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Save the date! Our hybrid annual meeting will take place on Thursday, October 16 at 6pm.

action.aclu.org/event/aclu-w...

2025 Annual Meeting save the date: October 16. RSVP at ACLU-WI.org/Events.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 2

President Trump deployed military troops and federal agents to DC and LA to respond to made-up emergencies, and is now threatening to do the same in other cities across the country.

Black graphic with text "Know your rights when protesting, virtual training, Friday, September 5, 8pm ET, 5pm PT" In the bottom left reads "Know Your Rights" and in the botom right reads "ACLU People Power"

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · Sep 2

Biometrica’s offer to Milwaukee is not a neutral tool — it’s a step toward a dystopian future.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · Sep 2

MPD is considering a troubling proposal: trading 2.5 million images and data of Milwaukee residents with a private “big data” company, Biometrica, in exchange for facial recognition licenses.

jsonline.com/story/opinion/2025/08/22/milwaukee-police-privacy-facial-recognition-technology/85716556007/

'Free' big data facial recognition tech would carry big cost for Milwaukee | Opinion

Milwaukee must reject 'free' facial recognition tech. Biggest impact would be erosion of community privacy and targeting of marginalized communities.

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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our faces are not for sale.

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Milwaukee Faces Are Not for Sale: Block Biometrica’s Facial Recognition Power Grab

Take action with ACLU!

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Fair Wisconsin @fairwisconsin.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's long past time that the Wisconsin constitution reflected equality in marriage. Regardless of what SCOTUS decides, Fair Wisconsin will keep fighting to defend marriage equality just like we have for decades. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

10 years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

abcnews.go.com

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