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ACLU of Massachusetts

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We work in the: ⚖️ Courts | 🏛 Legislature | 🗣 Communities to protect civil liberties for all in 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...

KNOW
YOUR
RIGHTS
WHEN INTERACTING
WITH ICE OR POLICE

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

BREAKING: We're asking the Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration's attempt to revive its discriminatory passport policy.

Lower courts were right when they stopped the the State Department from denying transgender, non-binary, and intersex people accurate identification.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 1d

We will never stop fighting censorship efforts and advocating for our right to read and learn.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 4d

Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.

www.aclum.org

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a bond hearing for our client who was deprived of the right to challenge his own detention by ICE.

Our class action lawsuit will proceed in federal court to ensure due process for all people in New England, regardless of immigration status.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8d

We’re in court today fighting for Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk.

Mohsen and Rümeysa were released from ICE detention on bail after they were detained by the Trump administration in retaliation for their speech in support of Palestinian human rights.

The First Amendment protects all of us.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 8d

When President Trump tries to silence dissent, we just get louder.

From the ballot box to the picket line, the people have always fought back. Oct 18: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

RSVP: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Our Government Answers to us, whether they like it or not. Join us on Saturday October 18 at a protest near you.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 11d

BREAKING: President Trump is again asking the Supreme Court to let him end birthright citizenship.

The administration can't dodge the fact this executive order is illegal.

We'll keep fighting to ensure no child's citizenship is stripped away by this cruel and unconstitutional order.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 12d

Labor, Reproductive Rights, Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud State Senate’s Passage of Data Privacy Legislation

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate today passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (S.2608), which would provide strong, comprehensive protections for consumers and communities especially vulnerable

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING: The Massachusetts Senate passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act S.2608, which would provide strong privacy protections for us all — including a complete ban on sale of sensitive data.

ACLU of MA and our fellow advocates applaud this action to protect our democracy and personal safety!

The Massachusetts Senate passes Data Privacy Legislation. Labor, Reproductive Rights, Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud State Senate’s Passage of The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 14d

The widespread denial of bond hearings is a violation of statutory and constitutional rights, upending decades of settled law and established practice in immigration proceedings.

Read the complaint here: www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: We filed a class action lawsuit to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE in New England.

All people in the United States are entitled to due process — no matter what the Trump administration says.

www.aclum.org/en/press-rel...

New Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.

www.aclum.org

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ACLU @aclu.org · 18d

This policy is a baseless violation on the freedoms of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people.

We’ve challenged President Trump’s attempt to restrict our passports before, and won — we’re not stopping now.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to limit sex designations on passports

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to enforce a policy that would restrict sex designations on passports to “male” and “female” based on sex assigned at birth.

www.nbcnews.com

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 19d

We're in court today defending Quincy residents’ right to separation of church and state.

This lawsuit aims to stop Quincy’s plan to install two 10-foot-tall statues of saints to a new public safety building. In Quincy, and everywhere, there must be a separation of church and state.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 20d

TODAY at 12:30PM: ACLU of Massachusetts Executive Director Carol Rose will join Boston Public Radio live on air!

📻 Tune in: www.wgbh.org/shows/boston...

Boston Public Radio

Join hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for a smart local conversation with leaders and thinkers shaping Boston and New England. To share your opinion, email [email protected] or call/text 877-301-8970 dur...

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ACLU @aclu.org · 21d

Three decades ago, we took the National Endowment for the Arts to court for rescinding grants to four applicants whose work was deemed too controversial by the government.

Now, the NEA wants to force artists to adhere to President Trump's anti-trans agenda — and we're suing, again.

NEA Funding Provision Threatens Queer Art and Free Expression

From the “decency” fights of the 1990s to today’s “gender ideology” rule, the NEA’s funding shifts are sidelining queer voices. The ACLU is pushing back to protect artists.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 21d

The #PlatformForPeoplePower calls for:
📋Same Day Voter Registration
💻Guaranteed Hybrid Public Meeting Access
🔎Stronger Transparency Around Funding For Ballot Questions

voting access campaign bills public hearing. Tuesday Sept 16, 2025

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Common Cause Massachusetts @commoncausema.bsky.social · 21d

Today is the Joint Committee on Election Laws’ public hearing on Same Day Registration and other urgently needed pro-voter reforms!

Tell your lawmakers why you support SDR by clicking the link:
act.commoncause.org/letters/its-...

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 22d

Our elected officials must urgently act to protect us from unwarranted government surveillance.
www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | ACLU

Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 28d

Patrolling federal officers through our university neighborhoods isn't about safety.

It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.
www.cambridgeday.com/2025/09/09/f...

Federal agents make an appearance in Cambridge during reported ramp-up in immigration actions - Cambridge Day

Agents and cars from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were seen in Cambridge on Friday in Harvard Square and along Massachusetts Avenue between the MIT and Harvard University, but no detentions wer...

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 28d

TONIGHT!

Hear directly from the people running to lead the city of Lawrence and learn their plans on housing, health, education, and public safety.

📍NECC, 45 Franklin St, Lawrence
⏰6PM - 8PM

📢 Merrimack Valley Project, Lawrence CommunityWorks, Northern Essex Community College and other community groups invite you to the Mayoral & City At-Large Candidates Forum this Tuesday, September 9, from 6 to 8PM at NECC, 45 Franklin St, Lawrence. This is a chance to hear directly from the people running to lead our city and learn their plans on housing, health, education, and public safety. Let’s make sure they know Lawrence is paying attention.

📢 Merrimack Valley Project, Lawrence CommunityWorks, Northern Essex Community College y otros grupos comunitarios te invitan al Foro de Candidatos a la Alcaldía y Concejales Generales este martes 9 de septiembre, de 6 a 8PM en NECC, 45 Franklin St, Lawrence. Será un espacio para escuchar directamente a quienes quieren dirigir nuestra ciudad y saber qué proponen sobre vivienda, salud, educación y seguridad pública. Es la oportunidad dejarles saber que en Lawrence nuestras voces importan.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 29d

Since Inauguration day, we've been defending our civil liberties from President Trump in the courts, on the streets, and by lobbying Congress.

And we won't back down. Count on it.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · Sep 5

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that jailing an 18-year-old without a bond hearing under the LRA violates his right to due process and ordered him to be released if a bond hearing is not provided by September 10.

www.aclum.org/en/press-rel...

Federal Court Declares Noncitizen’s Detention Under Laken Riley Act Unconstitutional

In what appears to be the first decision to address mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act, a federal judge in Boston ruled today that detaining an individual solely on the basis of his prior

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · Sep 5

BREAKING: In what appears to be the first decision to address mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act, a federal judge in Boston ruled today that detaining an individual solely on the basis of his prior arrest violates due process.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · Sep 5

This action by the DOJ is not about public safety and instead reflects the administration’s attacks on America’s great cities.

The ACLU will continue to stand up for the rule of law, the people of Boston, and elected officials who challenge this abuse of power.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/m...

Justice Department sues Boston over its sanctuary city policies, alleging they ‘interfere’ with federal immigration enforcement - The Boston Globe

Boston’s Trust Act, approved by the City Council several years ago, limits the role city officials play in enforcing the nation’s immigration laws.

www.bostonglobe.com

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · Sep 4

BREAKING: Appeals court DENIES Trump administration's request to stay preliminary injunction granting continued access to accurate passports for many trans and nonbinary citizens. The lower court's order remains in effect, and passports with accurate gender markers are still available.

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