ACLU of Massachusetts
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ACLU of Massachusetts
@aclum.bsky.social
· Jan 20
No matter your immigration status, you have rights when you interact with immigration agents or the police.
ACLU has easy-to-use resources available so you can have your rights at your fingertips.
www.aclum.org/en/know-your...
ACLU has easy-to-use resources available so you can have your rights at your fingertips.
www.aclum.org/en/know-your...
To know what went wrong and how things spiraled out of control requires a level of detail not yet provided.
It’s critical, for example, to determine not just who should be prosecuted but who should never be in a position of authority at the academy ever again.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/o...
It’s critical, for example, to determine not just who should be prosecuted but who should never be in a position of authority at the academy ever again.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/o...
Delgado-Garcia’s death must lead to meaningful change in the State Police - The Boston Globe
Criminal charges shine a light on academy’s training practices.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
To know what went wrong and how things spiraled out of control requires a level of detail not yet provided.
It’s critical, for example, to determine not just who should be prosecuted but who should never be in a position of authority at the academy ever again.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/o...
It’s critical, for example, to determine not just who should be prosecuted but who should never be in a position of authority at the academy ever again.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/o...
We have had enough with ICE’s cruelty. While we’re working in our communities every day to challenge the Trump administration’s abuse of our rights, we’re marking out calendar to take to the streets.
Stay updated on finding a protest near you at act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-m...
Stay updated on finding a protest near you at act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-m...
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We have had enough with ICE’s cruelty. While we’re working in our communities every day to challenge the Trump administration’s abuse of our rights, we’re marking out calendar to take to the streets.
Stay updated on finding a protest near you at act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-m...
Stay updated on finding a protest near you at act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-m...
👏👏👏 Thank you, Governor! Massachusetts is closer to ending debt-based driving restrictions!
This unfair practice takes drivers licenses from people simply because they can't afford to pay fines and fees.
We urge lawmakers to take up these proposals and ensure drivers can continue to earn a living.
This unfair practice takes drivers licenses from people simply because they can't afford to pay fines and fees.
We urge lawmakers to take up these proposals and ensure drivers can continue to earn a living.
An unpaid toll or parking ticket shouldn't keep you from getting to work, to school or to the doctor.
My budget proposal would bring Massachusetts laws in line with other states and end license non-renewals for debts that don't relate to public safety.
My budget proposal would bring Massachusetts laws in line with other states and end license non-renewals for debts that don't relate to public safety.
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
👏👏👏 Thank you, Governor! Massachusetts is closer to ending debt-based driving restrictions!
This unfair practice takes drivers licenses from people simply because they can't afford to pay fines and fees.
We urge lawmakers to take up these proposals and ensure drivers can continue to earn a living.
This unfair practice takes drivers licenses from people simply because they can't afford to pay fines and fees.
We urge lawmakers to take up these proposals and ensure drivers can continue to earn a living.
NEW: A federal immigration judge ruled that there was no lawful basis for our client, Rümeysa Öztürk, to be deported.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
NEW: A federal immigration judge ruled that there was no lawful basis for our client, Rümeysa Öztürk, to be deported.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
This is promising news, but her case is still ongoing in federal court. We’ll keep fighting until she's free for good.
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This week, we joined the @aclum.bsky.social for an educational exhibit at the MA statehouse for data privacy — and it was a blast!
This year we’re fighting hard to pass a no-nonsense, comprehensive, data privacy bill in Massachusetts to protect EVERYONE — including repro patients and providers.
This year we’re fighting hard to pass a no-nonsense, comprehensive, data privacy bill in Massachusetts to protect EVERYONE — including repro patients and providers.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This week, we joined the @aclum.bsky.social for an educational exhibit at the MA statehouse for data privacy — and it was a blast!
This year we’re fighting hard to pass a no-nonsense, comprehensive, data privacy bill in Massachusetts to protect EVERYONE — including repro patients and providers.
This year we’re fighting hard to pass a no-nonsense, comprehensive, data privacy bill in Massachusetts to protect EVERYONE — including repro patients and providers.
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Our clients’ family members, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, were murdered in cold blood.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
First wrongful death lawsuit filed against Trump administration over drug boat strikes
WASHINGTON — Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in October sued the U.S. government Tuesday, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Our clients’ family members, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, were murdered in cold blood.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
Thousands of Haitian immigrants across the Commonwealth will maintain their Temporary Protected Status for now.
Families with TPS are in the United States legally. They are our friends and neighbors, our colleagues, and caregivers; they are an integral part of our communities.
Families with TPS are in the United States legally. They are our friends and neighbors, our colleagues, and caregivers; they are an integral part of our communities.
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Thousands of Haitian immigrants across the Commonwealth will maintain their Temporary Protected Status for now.
Families with TPS are in the United States legally. They are our friends and neighbors, our colleagues, and caregivers; they are an integral part of our communities.
Families with TPS are in the United States legally. They are our friends and neighbors, our colleagues, and caregivers; they are an integral part of our communities.
The ACLU of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for Communications Administrator!
Apply today: www.aclum.org/jobs/communi...
Apply today: www.aclum.org/jobs/communi...
February 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The ACLU of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for Communications Administrator!
Apply today: www.aclum.org/jobs/communi...
Apply today: www.aclum.org/jobs/communi...
👏to the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus
👏to @massgovernor.bsky.social for taking steps to protect people from ICE
Their proposals are strong starting points for a robust, comprehensive strategy
👏to everyone who will continue to press for urgent action.
Our coalition statement: bit.ly/4t9KP9h
👏to @massgovernor.bsky.social for taking steps to protect people from ICE
Their proposals are strong starting points for a robust, comprehensive strategy
👏to everyone who will continue to press for urgent action.
Our coalition statement: bit.ly/4t9KP9h
Joint Statement from the Protecting Massachusetts Communities Coalition on Proposals by Lawmakers and Governor Healey to Minimize ICE Harms in the Commonwealth - ACLU of Massachusetts
New measures are strong starting points from which to build a robust and comprehensive statewide response.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
👏to the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus
👏to @massgovernor.bsky.social for taking steps to protect people from ICE
Their proposals are strong starting points for a robust, comprehensive strategy
👏to everyone who will continue to press for urgent action.
Our coalition statement: bit.ly/4t9KP9h
👏to @massgovernor.bsky.social for taking steps to protect people from ICE
Their proposals are strong starting points for a robust, comprehensive strategy
👏to everyone who will continue to press for urgent action.
Our coalition statement: bit.ly/4t9KP9h
TODAY: Hundreds of Massachusetts residents filled the State House to demand lawmakers protect our state from ICE's terror.
No one is made safer with ICE agents in our communities.
No one is made safer with ICE agents in our communities.
January 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM
TODAY: Hundreds of Massachusetts residents filled the State House to demand lawmakers protect our state from ICE's terror.
No one is made safer with ICE agents in our communities.
No one is made safer with ICE agents in our communities.
Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden is right: We have a constitutional right to observe and document the public activities of ICE and other federal agents.
Thank you, DA Hayden, for stating clearly that you will protect the First Amendment rights of the people your office serves. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Thank you, DA Hayden, for stating clearly that you will protect the First Amendment rights of the people your office serves. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Suffolk DA Hayden joins growing list of Mass. officials condemning ICE action in Minneapolis
The DA released a statement Tuesday decrying the Trump administration’s “cruel and deceitful slanders” of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
www.boston.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden is right: We have a constitutional right to observe and document the public activities of ICE and other federal agents.
Thank you, DA Hayden, for stating clearly that you will protect the First Amendment rights of the people your office serves. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Thank you, DA Hayden, for stating clearly that you will protect the First Amendment rights of the people your office serves. www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Tune in February 5th for a Community Briefing on Trans Rights at the Supreme Court and Beyond!
We'll hear from ACLU of MA and GLAD Law to unpack oral arguments of West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox and discuss the potential impacts.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll hear from ACLU of MA and GLAD Law to unpack oral arguments of West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox and discuss the potential impacts.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Tune in February 5th for a Community Briefing on Trans Rights at the Supreme Court and Beyond!
We'll hear from ACLU of MA and GLAD Law to unpack oral arguments of West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox and discuss the potential impacts.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll hear from ACLU of MA and GLAD Law to unpack oral arguments of West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox and discuss the potential impacts.
RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration on behalf of the family members of 2 Trinidadian men killed by a U.S. missile strike while traveling home from Venezuela by boat.
The government must be held accountable.
The government must be held accountable.
January 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration on behalf of the family members of 2 Trinidadian men killed by a U.S. missile strike while traveling home from Venezuela by boat.
The government must be held accountable.
The government must be held accountable.
We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.
When using the link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
When using the link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM
We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.
When using the link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
When using the link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Our lawmakers have a responsibility to do everything in their power to rein in ICE. The abuses won't stop without our collective action. Silence is complicity.
Demand that Massachusetts lawmakers take a stand and pass urgent reforms to rein in ICE.
www.aclum.org/ICE
Demand that Massachusetts lawmakers take a stand and pass urgent reforms to rein in ICE.
www.aclum.org/ICE
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Our lawmakers have a responsibility to do everything in their power to rein in ICE. The abuses won't stop without our collective action. Silence is complicity.
Demand that Massachusetts lawmakers take a stand and pass urgent reforms to rein in ICE.
www.aclum.org/ICE
Demand that Massachusetts lawmakers take a stand and pass urgent reforms to rein in ICE.
www.aclum.org/ICE
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We the people demand an end to ICE's relentless attacks on Minneapolis communities.
We filed an emergency declaration in our case, Tincher v. Noem, to submit a first-hand account of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. ICE's violent and lawless attacks on our communities must be stopped.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
We the people demand an end to ICE's relentless attacks on Minneapolis communities.
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ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
ICE and CBP agents are out of control and put everyone in danger.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
We're calling for ICE agents to withdraw from Minneapolis, and for Congress to rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
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BREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
BREAKING: Federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
We condemn this killing and demand ICE and CBP agents withdraw from Minneapolis immediately.
Reckless federal agents on our streets don't make anyone safer.
These out of control ICE operations are terrorizing our communities.
These out of control ICE operations are terrorizing our communities.
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Reckless federal agents on our streets don't make anyone safer.
These out of control ICE operations are terrorizing our communities.
These out of control ICE operations are terrorizing our communities.
We agree. And it's time to act.
Join us in asking the governor to partner with lawmakers to protect our communities.
❌DON'T assist ICE.
❌DON'T turn police into ICE agents.
mobilize.aclum.org/a/tell-heale...
Join us in asking the governor to partner with lawmakers to protect our communities.
❌DON'T assist ICE.
❌DON'T turn police into ICE agents.
mobilize.aclum.org/a/tell-heale...
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We agree. And it's time to act.
Join us in asking the governor to partner with lawmakers to protect our communities.
❌DON'T assist ICE.
❌DON'T turn police into ICE agents.
mobilize.aclum.org/a/tell-heale...
Join us in asking the governor to partner with lawmakers to protect our communities.
❌DON'T assist ICE.
❌DON'T turn police into ICE agents.
mobilize.aclum.org/a/tell-heale...
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"I know that speaking up is essential to prevent people from ending up in a state of screaming fear."
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
Hearing My Own Scream
For months, Rümeysa Öztürk has been haunted by the cries of ICE detention — those of scared children, grieving mothers, barking guards — and her own.
www.thecut.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"I know that speaking up is essential to prevent people from ending up in a state of screaming fear."
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
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ICE's budget is already larger than the entire military budgets of most countries.
Tell Congress: ICE doesn't need another dime.
Tell Congress: ICE doesn't need another dime.
Stop ICE's Attack On Our Communities
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. This news is devastating. ICE must immediately withdraw its 2,000 agents from Minnesota and Congress must block any new funding to immigration enforcement.
action.aclu.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
ICE's budget is already larger than the entire military budgets of most countries.
Tell Congress: ICE doesn't need another dime.
Tell Congress: ICE doesn't need another dime.
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“Massachusetts voters reject taking away someone’s driver’s license because they can’t pay a debt...In the midst of an affordability crisis, this outdated practice is unreasonable, unnecessary, and hurts working families.” #RoadtoOpportunity #mapoli www.nclc.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Passage of the Road to Opportunity Act
Polling Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Ending Debt-Based Driving Restrictions
www.nclc.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“Massachusetts voters reject taking away someone’s driver’s license because they can’t pay a debt...In the midst of an affordability crisis, this outdated practice is unreasonable, unnecessary, and hurts working families.” #RoadtoOpportunity #mapoli www.nclc.org/massachusett...
We're Hiring!
The ACLU of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for Justice Policy Counsel.
Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply visit: www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
The ACLU of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for Justice Policy Counsel.
Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply visit: www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We're Hiring!
The ACLU of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for Justice Policy Counsel.
Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply visit: www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
The ACLU of Massachusetts is now accepting applications for Justice Policy Counsel.
Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply visit: www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
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Terrific opportunity to work with my former colleagues at
@aclum.bsky.social.
www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
@aclum.bsky.social.
www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
Justice Policy Counsel - ACLU of Massachusetts
Summary The ACLU of Massachusetts (ACLUM) is seeking a full-time Justice Policy Counsel to join its Public Advocacy department. The Justice Policy Counsel plays an integral part in the ACLUM’s efforts...
www.aclum.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Terrific opportunity to work with my former colleagues at
@aclum.bsky.social.
www.aclum.org/jobs/page/
@aclum.bsky.social.
www.aclum.org/jobs/page/