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Justice-Impacted Voices: Freedom to be Sincere

Sincere B. Allah was a returned citizen, mentor, and advocate for justice-impacted Virginians. He lived his life caring for his community and fighting for justice. May his memory live on.
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Know Your Rights: Interacting with ICE in the DMV

Make an emergency plan to protect you and your family in the event of a fire, natural disaster, or an encounter with ICE.
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2026 General Assembly

Stay informed about significant bills in Virginia's 2026 legislative session that will impact Virginians' civil rights and liberties.
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Press Releases

May 13, 2026

ICE ordered to release man detained at a Virginia courthouse and unlawfully held for more than nine months

“Alex arrived in this country after enduring unimaginable circumstances, and he should never have been detained in the first place,” said ACLU-VA Senior Immigrants' Rights Attorney Sophia Gregg.

Apr 29, 2026

Thousands of disproportionately impacted Black Virginians should finally have their voting rights restored on June 1

“We are committed to working with the Commonwealth to implement this historic expansion of voting rights and ensure newly eligible voters know their rights have been restored," said ACLU-VA Senior Supervising Attorney Vishal Agraharkar.

Apr 22, 2026

Lawmakers reject Gov. Spanberger’s attempt to gut legislation that would protect Virginia’s courthouses from ICE’s warrantless arrests

“When ICE can lawlessly stalk Virginians through the halls of our courts, the rule of law itself is under attack. We can’t let our courthouses serve as places where people are hunted instead of heard,” said ACLU-VA Policy Director Chris Kaiser

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Know Your Rights: Protesting

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest.
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Featured Case

We are taking legal action to defend immigrants' rights, protect transgender people from discrimination, fight back against censorship efforts, and do so much more to defend civil rights and civil liberties across the Commonwealth.
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King v. Youngkin

The ACLU of Virginia, Protect Democracy, and WilmerHale on the behalf of plaintiffs Tati Abu King and Toni Heath Johnson filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in federal court challenging the Virginia Constitution’s felony disenfranchisement provision. The case, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, claims that Virginia is in violation of the 150-year-old federal law that established the terms of Virginia’s readmission to representation in the United States Congress after the Civil War.