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Feb 07, 2020
Feb 07, 2020
Asylum-seeking family reunited after ACLU lawsuit challenging unlawful “Return to Mexico” policy
A family of asylum-seekers has been reunited, after they were separated as a result of the Trump administration's forced "Return to Mexico" policy.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 04, 2020
Feb 04, 2020
Statement of ACLU of Massachusetts on the State of the Union address
If the state of the union is strong, it is despite Donald Trump. The strength of our nation comes from the people.
Feb 04, 2020
Feb 04, 2020
Boston Globe endorses statewide moratorium on face surveillance
The Boston Globe editorial board has endorsed a statewide moratorium on face surveillance technology, a key goal of the ACLU’s “Press Pause on Face Surveillance” campaign.
Jan 21, 2020
Jan 21, 2020
Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on Iranian student removed from U.S.
In America, nobody is above the law—including Customs and Border Protection officials.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 13, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
Cambridge passes municipal ban on face surveillance technology
Cambridge joins a growing movement of municipalities banning face surveillance technology.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Jan 06, 2020
Jan 06, 2020
We are suing to reunite an asylum-seeking family
Under what was dubbed the “Migrant Protection Protocols” by the Trump administration, tens of thousands of asylum-seekers have been sent to dangerous cities along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
Northampton bans government face surveillance
Northampton now joins two other municipalities in Massachusetts—Brookline and Somerville—which passed bans earlier this year.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
People in prison are denied medication for addiction treatment
Despite medical consensus that medication for addiction treatment is the standard care for opioid use disorder, the Massachusetts Department of Correction has a compulsory-withdrawal policy.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
Attorneys convene to petition for hundreds of new immigration bond hearings
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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