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The Constitution guarantees basic rights and freedoms to all people in America, not just U.S. citizens. Advocating fair treatment for non-citizens has been an important part of the ACLU’s work since its founding in 1920, when it opposed the summary arrest and deportation of Eastern European immigrants during the Palmer Raids.
Court says government must do more to reunite refugee families

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Washington’s lawyers to Trump: Keep immigration agents from stalking our courthouses

Published: 
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Washington State Bar Association becomes first statewide bar to speak out against ICE practices
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The DOJ is trying to bully immigration lawyers. First, they’ll have to overcome the First Amendment

Published: 
Friday, May 19, 2017
In America, people have a right to receive information from lawyers, and lawyers a right to give information to people in need of it. Unfortunately, our government has a long history of using professional regulations to clamp down on lawyers exercising this First Amendment right.
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ACLU Brief Supports NWIRP’s Resistance to Government Attempt to Limit its Help to Immigrants

News Release, Published: 
Friday, May 12, 2017
An ACLU-WA brief backs the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s lawsuit challenging a Dept. of Justice effort to prevent NWIRP attorneys from providing legal aid to people in immigration court.  
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Show Your Support: Download a No Wall No Ban Poster

Published: 
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Show your support for immigrant communities! Download a poster and display it in your home or office.
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ACLU of Washington Files Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
The ACLU of Washington today joined ACLU affiliates in Montana and North Dakota in filing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit today demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans. The lawsuit is seeking records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s regional office. In particular, the lawsuit seeks records related to CBP’s implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans at SeaTac airport. Today’s action is part of a total of 13 FOIA lawsuits filed by ACLU affiliates across the country.
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Five Individuals, Council on American-Islamic Relations Join ACLU of Washington Suit Challenging Trump’s Still Unconstitutional Travel Ban

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Five individuals and the Council on American-Islamic Relations have joined the ACLU of Washington suit challenging the Executive Order on Immigration. The ACLU says that the revised Order signed by Donald Trump on March 6, 2017 is still an unconstitutional ban on Muslims.
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