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A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to lift a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the Trump administration from deporting immigrants using the Alien Enemies Act.
“Targeting hard working civil servants because they are associated with an idea the government dislikes violates the First Amendment. President Trump can’t drag us back to a dark chapter in history where the government targeted people simply for their views or values."
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia today sent guidance to D.C. universities urging them to reject any federal pressure to punish international students and faculty based on constitutionally protected speech.
We urge the House of Representatives to immediately vote to pass the ‘District of Columbia Local Funds Act of 2025,’ which would restore one billion dollars in local spending authority in the District.
A federal judge broadened the scope of an earlier temporary restraining order, blocking Trump from deporting anyone under the Alien Enemies Act while the case proceeds.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Forward, and the ACLU of the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration today over the president’s expected unlawful and unprecedented invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.