Press Releases

ACLU Returns to Court Seeking Access to Counsel for People Forced to Remain in Mexico Under MPP

Today, the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate an order that guaranteed access to counsel to people seeking asylum who were forced to remain in Mexico under the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)...

ACLU: Vote No on Governor Recall

Today, the executive directors of the ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of Southern California and ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, and the board chair of ACLU California Action issued a joint statement in strong opposition to the gubernatorial recall.

ACLU and Jewish Family Service Urge DHS to Stop Splitting Families at the Border

The ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) and Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, calling on him to direct border agents to stop separating families seeking asylum.

ACLU Commends Supervisors’ Proposal to Eliminate Unjust, Unnecessary Barriers to Public Assistance

SAN DIEGO – For years, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, along with our partners in the Invest in San Diego Families coalition, have fought to dismantle a County of San Diego program that requires that virtually everyone who applies for CalWORKs assistance submit to a home investigation...

Class Action Suit Against San Diego County Sheriff Seeks Protections for People in Jails From COVID-19

The ACLUF-SDIC, Community Advocates for Just & Moral Governance (MoGo); and Singleton, Schreiber, McKenzie & Scott, LLP (SSMS) filed a class action lawsuit demanding that San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore take steps to protect people incarcerated in local jails from exposure to COVID-19.