Press Releases

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Apr 29, 2021

Statement of ACLU of Massachusetts on President Biden’s first 100 days

Even as President Biden has taken swift and key executive actions in his first 100 days in office, the work ahead is significant—particularly on racial justice and immigration. Massachusetts policymakers cannot wait for the federal government to act on these issues.
Issue Areas: Government Transparency
Apr 28, 2021

ACLU calls on Biden administration to shut down MA ICE detention facility

Our immigration system locks up hundreds of thousands of immigrants unnecessarily every year, separating people from their loved ones and exposing detainees to inhumane conditions of confinement. The Biden administration was elected with a mandate to fix our broken immigration system.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 23, 2021

ACLU and EFF ask Supreme Court to review case against warrantless searches of travelers’ devices

When border officers search travelers' phones and laptops, they can access massive amounts of sensitive personal information. We are asking the Supreme Court to ensure that we don’t lose our privacy rights when we travel.
Issue Areas: Privacy and Surveillance
Apr 20, 2021

ACLU statement on Derek Chauvin guilty verdict

While this verdict brings rare accountability for police, achieving this outcome for George Floyd is only one step in addressing police abuse of power, disparate treatment, and excessive force against Black and Brown communities.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Apr 06, 2021

ACLU calls for investigation into years of Springfield police misconduct, Hampden DA complicity

Prosecutors and police too often serve and protect each other, instead of the public. The ACLU is calling for an investigation into Springfield police violence and misconduct, and the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office’s failures to investigate and disclose that misconduct. 
Issue Areas: Police Accountability
Apr 02, 2021

ICE reduces Plymouth County Correctional Facility population due to COVID-19, ACLU lawsuit

Detention should not be a death sentence. Over 40 class members have been able to return home where they can protect their health, but more action is required to get COVID-19 under control in jails and prisons.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 22, 2021

Statement of ACLU of Massachusetts on Senate Confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

As the nation faces challenging unemployment and a longstanding racial wealth gap, working families have a new advocate in Washington.
Issue Areas: Government Transparency
Mar 22, 2021

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on District Attorney Rollins’ “Hinton Lab Initiative"

During the Massachusetts drug lab scandals, thousands of people were wrongfully convicted of drug crimes based on faulty evidence and a government cover-up.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 15, 2021

Boston introduces digital democracy ordinance

Local democracy works best when all of us are able to engage. The ACLU supports a Boston proposal to increase remote access for all public meetings.
Issue Areas: Government Transparency