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My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead
An ACLU client shares her family's story of survival while waiting at the border for months as they sought asylum.
The Fight for Voting Rights: How the Past Informs the Current Discriminatory Landscape
For decades, Black voters fought for equal access to the ballot. Today, that access is still under attack.
Trayvon Martin and Black Lives Matter: A Decade Later
Ten years may have passed since the killing of Trayvon Martin, but the passage of time does not heal all wounds nor does it equate to real justice.
By Joey Francilus
The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?
Airlines Want the Government to Create a New Passenger No-Fly List
No-fly lists are already a civil liberties nightmare. Congress should not create another.
An ICE Detention Center in Florida Is Deleting Evidence. It Signals a Systemic Problem
Terminating ICE’s contracts with facilities like Glades that fail to meet basic standards, as 17 members of Congress recently urged, would be a step in the right direction and in keeping with President Biden’s campaign promises.
By Katie Blankenship, Nikhel Sus
A Scary Demonstration of What Unchecked Face Recognition Could Look Like
Video surveillance is becoming far more powerful than most people realize.
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