Press Releases - ACLU of New Jersey

Aug 20, 2026

ACLU-NJ Applauds Gov. Sherrill for Signing Legislation to Protect Patients and Providers of Reproductive and Gender Affirming Health Care

Everyone should be able to access reproductive health care and life-saving services when they need them, and the new protections from this bill will help make that a reality in New Jersey.

Issue Areas: Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Freedom, LGBTQ+ Rights

Aug 13, 2026

ACLU-NJ Responds to the Death of Jose Chajon-Raxon at Delaney Hall

The Trump administration’s detention and deportation machine continues to terrorize and traumatize communities at an unprecedented level and must be stopped.

Issue Areas: Immigration Enforcement & Detention, Immigrants' Rights

Aug 13, 2026

ACLU-NJ Releases Recommendations for Expanded Early Parental Defense Period, Reforms to Division of Child Protection and Permanency

The paper outlines recommendations to expand the Office of Parental Representation’s mandate to allow parents to access free legal counsel at an earlier, critical stage of investigations.

Issue Areas: Racial & Economic Justice

Aug 5, 2026

ACLU-NJ Sends Letter to ICE Raising Constitutional Concerns About Delaney Hall’s Visitation Policies

According to numerous reports from coalition partners, family members, and the media, visitation policies at Delaney Hall are strictly limited and enforced arbitrarily.

Issue Areas: Immigration Enforcement & Detention, Immigrants' Rights

Aug 3, 2026

ACLU-NJ Responds to the Death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo at Delaney Hall

This tragedy is another devastating result of the rampant inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall and detention centers across the country.

Issue Areas: Immigration Enforcement & Detention, Immigrants' Rights

Aug 3, 2026

Rutgers Law Housing Justice Clinic Wins Amicus Victory in Rent Control Referendum

Everyone in New Jersey should be able to access affordable housing, and we applaud the Court’s ruling that ensures voters will be able to decide whether to adopt a municipal rent control ordinance to address housing affordability.

Issue Areas: Housing, Racial & Economic Justice

Jul 31, 2026

Voting Rights Advocates Urge Governor Sherrill to Reject Voter ID Laws in New Jersey

In response to recent statements from Gov. Mikie Sherrill, several voting rights advocates sent her a letter calling for her to firmly and unequivocally reject the notion of voter ID laws in New Jersey.

Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Democracy & Civic Engagement

Jul 29, 2026

In a Victory for Voting Rights, Federal Court Dismisses DOJ’s Attempt to Access NJ Voter Rolls After Civil Rights Groups, NJ Voters Filed Motion to Protect Voters’ Privacy

To date, 18 district courts have issued merits rulings in the Trump administration’s lawsuits demanding sensitive personal data from millions of voters across the country, and the administration has lost all 18.

Issue Areas: Democracy & Civic Engagement, Voting Rights

Jul 29, 2026

ACLU-NJ Files Legal Claim Against the Federal Government on Behalf of Nurse Harmed by Federal Law Enforcement

Claims filed across 17 states and Washington, D.C. under the Federal Tort Claims Act seek justice for citizens and noncitizens alike harmed by federal immigration agents and accountability for the Trump administration’s violent and lawless agenda.

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