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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
April 10th is Dolores Huerta Day. Dolores Huerta championed the rights of farm workers and women.
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U.S. Citizen Sues Pierce County for Unlawfully Detaining Him and Violating Constitutional Rights and State Law

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Carlos Rios, a United States citizen, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington today against Pierce County and Pierce County Jail deputies, seeking declaratory relief and damages for his unlawful imprisonment and violations of his civil rights under federal and state law.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agrees to Two $35,000 Settlements in Racial Profiling, Unlawful Detention Cases

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Agents wrongfully and unlawfully profiled, detained and interrogated two men in separate instances at the Spokane Intermodal Center bus station
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ACLU & NWIRP File for Immediate Release of Medically Vulnerable People at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center

News Release, Published: 
Friday, December 11, 2020
Current Outbreak Risks the Lives of Medically Vulnerable People at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center
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Federal Court Issues Show-Cause Order Regarding COVID-19 Testing at Northwest Detention Center

News Release, Published: 
Friday, May 29, 2020
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ACLU and NWIRP Statement on Court Refusal to Release People at High Risk of COVID-19

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, March 19, 2020
A federal district court ruled that it will not immediately release immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington
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