Press Releases

Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Aims to Improve San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Response to COVID-19 in Jails

Today, a superior court judge approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging conditions in San Diego County jails that placed people who are incarcerated at heightened risk for severe illness or death due to COVID-19.

ACLU Welcomes End of Title 42, Demands the Biden Administration Restore Access to Asylum

New Asylum Ban Will Continue Title 42’s Restriction of Migrants’ Legal and Human Right to Claim Asylum in the U.S.

ACLU Commends Decision to Hold Special Election to Fill D4 Vacancy

Civil Rights Organization Urges Supervisors to Fund Nonpartisan Voter Engagement to Increase Turnout – Because “Democracy is Priceless”

Court to Hear Arguments on Whether Case Challenging COVID-19 Conditions in San Diego County Jails Should Continue

Today, a federal court judge will hear arguments on whether a case challenging the dangerous conditions in San Diego County jails should proceed. The plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, Jones v. Ray, are demanding that the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSD) take reasonable steps...

Mother Assaulted and Separated from Children at Border; Demands Accountability from the Department of Homeland Security

ACLU, Jewish Family Service, UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy Send Letter to Secretary Mayorkas Raising Concerns Over Continued Family Separations, Calling for Justice for Separated Family

Civil Rights Lawyers Ask Court to Urgently Address Dangerous, Deadly Conditions in San Diego County Jails

Civil rights attorneys filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service seeking details on their contract with The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) – a Florida-based private prison company that operates the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility (WRDF) in San Diego.

ACLU Comment on CDC Decision to Lift Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy

Biden Administration Must Now Work With Border Communities, Community-Based Service Providers to Rebuild Our Asylum System

ACLU Comment on CDC Decision to Lift Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy

Biden Administration Must Now Work With Border Communities, Community-Based Service Providers to Rebuild Our Asylum System