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Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
ACLU-NJ and Partners Send Letter to All NJ School Districts Detailing Legal Rights of Immigrant Students
Public school administrators have the duty to educate all students, and the power and responsibility under the U.S. Constitution and state law to protect the rights of their students. New Jersey schools have an obligation to ensure that all students feel welcome, regardless of immigration status.
Mar 03, 2025
Mar 03, 2025
Good Government Leaders Condemn Politically Motivated Attacks on Attorney General Matthew Platkin
70 civic leaders from across New Jersey called on Governor Murphy and state lawmakers to reject politically motivated attacks against Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
Issue Areas:
Democracy & Civic Engagement
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
ACLU-NJ Statement on ICE Contracting Delaney Hall for Immigration Detention
"“The planned opening of Delaney Hall as a private immigration detention facility presents a serious threat to New Jersey’s immigrant communities and is one of the largest immigration detention contracts our state has ever seen."
Issue Areas:
Immigration Enforcement & Detention
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
ACLU-NJ Calls for FY26 State Budget that Prioritizes Equity and Justice
The ACLU of New Jersey today urged Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature to prioritize equity and justice for all New Jerseyans in the 2026 fiscal year budget.
Issue Areas:
Racial & Economic Justice
Feb 10, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
New Jersey Superior Court Rules to Protect Transgender Students, Supportive Parents, and Safe Schools in Forced Outing Cases
All students in our state deserve to feel safe, supported, and respected.
Jan 22, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
ACLU-NJ Statement on Passage of Laken Riley Act
The Laken Riley Act will separate people from their families and communities while enriching the private prison industry and laying the groundwork for President Trump’s extreme mass deportation agenda.
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
ACLU-NJ Statement on NJ Attorney General Filing Suit Defending Birthright Citizenship
New Jersey will not be intimidated by authoritarianism. Instead, our state will lead by example in defending civil rights and liberties for all who call it home.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
ACLU-NJ Statement on 2025 Inauguration of Donald Trump
New Jersey will not be intimidated by authoritarianism. Instead, we will continue to lead the nation by example in defending and advancing fundamental freedoms.
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
New Board Member Elected to ACLU of New Jersey Board of Trustees
David Litt, bestselling author and former senior speechwriter for President Obama, brings deep experience to the ACLU-NJ.
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