Press Releases

ACLU Statement on Biden Administration’s Pending Memo to Re-Terminate Controversial “Remain in Mexico" Program

In anticipation of the new memo, the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) today issued the following statement:

ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Cut Ties With Private Prison Operation in Downtown San Diego

For-Profit Operator of Western Region Detention Facility in San Diego, GEO, has a Plan to Circumvent Biden’s Executive Order to End Renewals of Contracts With Private Prison Companies.

ACLU Constitution Day Program Offers Unique Platform for Youth Voices

Local ACLU Provides Virtual Space for Students to Express Insights, Ideas About Their Civil Rights and Freedoms.

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...