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To get to Virginians, President Trump will have to get past us.

“After all, no executive order can change the Constitution,” said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer. “Our statewide presence and deep bench of advocacy tools were made for moments like this. To get to Virginians, President Trump will have to get past us.”
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Immigrants Stopped By Police or ICE

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Help make sure everyone knows their rights.
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Guidance for Virginia's LGBTQIA+ Communities After Trump's Inauguration

The Trump administration has issued a series of harmful and sweeping executive actions—including those targeting the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Thousands of Virginians who've lost their voting rights could regain them through class action lawsuit

“Some of the most pernicious attempts to suppress the voting rights of Black citizens trace back to the Civil War, but they have consequences that persist to this day,” said ACLU of Virginia Senior Supervising Attorney Vishal Agraharkar.

Georgetown scholar to remain free after appeals court rejects Trump admin bid to re-detain him

“The Trump administration is trying to silence speech it doesn’t agree with by targeting people like Dr. Khan Suri and Mahmoud Khalil, but ideas are not illegal,” said ACU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.

ICE can’t be allowed to corrupt Virginia’s judicial system

"Virginians who rely on the protection of the courts will be forced to go without it if ICE's presence means Virginia courthouses are no longer safe. We won’t let our judicial system be corrupted into a despotic mechanism for masked men to ‘disappear’ Virginians," said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.