Court Cases

This is a First Amendment case brought against DHS, CBP, and certain named officials for their interference with the plaintiffs’ right to protest, observe, and record activity at the U.S. Border Patrol’s checkpoint on Arivaca Road near the Arizona-Mexico border.

U.S. citizens at the border

In 2012, the San Diego ACLU became aware of a practice in which immigration officials were routinely forcing immigrants to sign "voluntary return" forms, using misinformation, deception, and coercion to convince them to sign.

This case is about preserving the fundamental First Amendment right to photograph and monitor publicly visible law enforcement activity and challenging CBP’s abusive behavior towards those who seek to exercise this right at or near ports of entry.