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Physical distancing measures have presented challenges, but people have found some creative ways to make sure their voices are heard.

Some states are officially loosening their stay at home restrictions, and more will join in the coming months as Americans attempt to inch their way back to pre-COVID-19 life. Some of us will return to work, gather in small groups, and maybe even dine at a neighborhood restaurant.

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed down many businesses, but the ACLU’s work of defending and expanding civil liberties and civil rights continues, essential as ever. At the ACLU, our most immediate focus has been on issues arising from the government’s response — or lack thereof — to the pandemic. Since the start of the outbreak, we’ve filed over 140 legal actions and have seen thousands of people released from prisons, jails, and immigration detention.

We must work to guarantee that no individual or family faces the loss of their home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have experienced unprecedented, unchecked growth in the detention of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers over the last decade. Since Donald Trump took office, this problem has reached historic levels.

The Emergency Community Supervision Act requires the Bureau of Prisons to immediately place vulnerable individuals in home confinement or other community supervision outside of prison.

We must prepare for the general election in November.

We're representing thousands of non-citizen U.S. military service members in a class-action lawsuit against the Pentagon demanding their right to citizenship.

We are going to court to defend the voting rights of hundreds of thousands of Floridians.