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Immigrant Voices: Freedom to be Badar

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.
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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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We the People of Virginia

We The People of Virginia is the ACLU of Virginia’s flagship project telling a different story about Virginia: the vibrant, diverse, and resilient people who call Virginia home.
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Press Releases

Jul 23, 2026

In big win, appeals court affirms release of Georgetown peace scholar detained by ICE for his speech

“We are elated that the Fourth Circuit saw through the Trump administration’s blatant attempt to bend the law to their will and rejected their bid to re-detain our client thousands of miles away from his family in Virginia,” said ACLU-VA Legal Director Eden Heilman.

Jul 10, 2026

Virginia leaders cannot sit idle while ICE terrorizes Virginians outside hospitals

“Everyone – regardless of immigration status – should be safe to seek medical care, and nothing can justify what we see in that video,” said ACLU of Virginia Policy Director Chris Kaiser.

Jun 24, 2026

Virginia law enforcement is meant to protect Virginia, not join ICE

“Dragnets like these are precisely why Virginia lawmakers passed legislation to rein in Virginia law enforcement from using Virginia resources to carry out federal civil immigration enforcement,” 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.