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Dr. Badar Khan Suri is a Georgetown scholar who studies religion and conflict. He was targeted by the Trump admin for his constitutionally protected speech and held for months in detention without being charged with any crime. Here’s his story.

Our volunteers showed up at the Virginia statehouse to urge our lawmakers to keep families together.

Breanna and Narissa got married in Virginia in 2023. Now, they’re fighting to enshrine marriage equality in the Virginia Constitution. Here’s their story.

Tati Abu King had to sue the state of Virginia to get his right to vote back – but in 2026, he won, and expanded access to the ballot box to thousands more people like him. Here’s his story.

In the DMV, where daily life crosses jurisdictional boundaries, immigration enforcement functions as a regional force — and so must the response.

ACLU-VA is now making public a nearly 20-page summary of years of reports of a systemic pattern of abuse, neglect, racism, and retaliation at VDOC's Red Onion State Prison that we submitted to the OSIG Corrections Ombudsman, the independent oversight office.

We are demanding the Virginia Department of Corrections comply with the law to ensure everyone in its custody receives all of the sentence credits they earned.

Paulettra James is married to Jerry James, who is incarcerated. She co-founded Sistas in Prison Reform to bring her husband home from prison. Here's her story.

Check out how YOU helped us fight back against the Trump administration this year – and what’s ahead for 2026.