ACLU of the District of Columbia

We are devoted to ensuring free speech, equal rights, and other civil liberties in D.C. Press inquiries: [email protected] #DCStatehood

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Understanding your rights can help you stay calm and advocate for yourself if approached by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or police. 🧵

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NEWS: On Tuesday, D.C. mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George named two leaders from the ACLU-D.C. to serve as members of two transition committees.

We welcome this opportunity to make civil rights, civil liberties, and local democracy central pillars of local government in D.C.

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We’re in federal court today challenging President Trump’s latest executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

This latest attack on a core American principle is just as cruel and illegal as its previous executive order, and it will meet the same fate in court.

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Over 30,000 veterans and active-duty service members have no vote in Congress, all because they live in D.C.

This is wrong. The people who serve our country deserve equal voting and democratic representation rights.

It's time to make D.C. the 51st state.
https://t.co/MEFBKq4LCn

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There is no emergency that requires troops on D.C. streets, period.

It's time for the National Guard to go home.

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Deploying National Guard troops to our nation's capital is in contrast with the democratic values our veterans served to protect — just ask Retired Major General Randy Manner.

Read the full post: https://t.co/rSLP3EPHgr

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The First Amendment protects your right to take photos and videos of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public. Unfortunately, officers have been known to ask people to stop.

Here are your rights if stopped for photographing in public. https://t.co/SXVcqFJrrF

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"Our veterans swore an oath to the Constitution. Our leaders owe it the same fidelity."

This Veteran's Day, Retired Major General Randy Manner explains why deploying the National Guard to D.C. is an affront to America's veterans.
https://t.co/7OMGSwTKnR

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People in D.C. need to be able to hold any law enforcement agent accountable when their constitutional rights are violated, no matter who issued the badge the officer wears.

Make federal agents accountable in D.C. Add your name to our petition. https://t.co/xzWmdoyS5N

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Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray lived an expansive life: as a civil rights activist, legal theorist, author, poet, and Episcopal priest.

But who was the person behind the legal accomplishments?
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There is no justification for the continued taxation of D.C. residents without equal voting and democratic representation, full stop.

The people of D.C. deserve self-governance. It's long past time to make D.C. the 51st state.
https://t.co/7L1rCJsaAq

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The ACLU-D.C. turns 65 today.

65 years of working to build a more just and free D.C. — and we are just getting started.

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What happens when fear and political pressure make constitutional rights politically inconvenient?

Explore this question with us at an evening featuring a pre-show panel discussion and a showing of the play Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

Get tickets: https://t.co/Mm2NS2A5XD

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Did you know that trampling local freedoms in D.C. is costing taxpayers millions?

The Trump administration is set to dump $600 million tax dollars a year into occupying D.C. neighborhoods with troops.

Support local freedoms. Make D.C. the 51st state. https://t.co/MEFBKq4LCn

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Remember: If you are stopped by local or federal law enforcement or military troops, you do not have to unlock your phone or give government officials your password without a warrant.

For additional security, turn off biometric identification such as Face ID.

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No one is above the law. That includes federal agents.

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Today, ACLU-D.C. testified at the D.C. Council on the critical need to grant D.C. residents the right to make federal agents accountable when they violate people's constitutional rights.

Make federal agents accountable. Add your name to our petition. https://t.co/xzWmdoyS5N

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What three things do you need to know if you encounter ICE agents in D.C.?

Listen to the latest episode of A More Perfect District podcast to find out what else immigrants should know about their rights. https://t.co/12URtM9Hxl

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Let's be clear: More police and more jail time have not and will never solve all our problems in the District.

Public safety starts with investing in our communities, and in solutions that address the root causes of public safety issues and stop crime before it happens.

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The power of the people is greater than the people in power.

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We are ready to get to work with our new slate of elected leaders to protect our civil rights and liberties, fight for D.C. Statehood, and defend against the federal government meddling in the District’s affairs.

Read our full post-election statement: https://t.co/mV3c8EDAkq