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License Plate Readings Shouldn’t Be Public Data

Such readings shouldn’t generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected
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Love Our Constitution

Know Your Rights Training: ICE, Privacy, & Protests

Learn more about protesting, observing, recording, ICE at your home, protecting your privacy, and more.
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Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Maine Case on Birthright Citizenship

Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term. Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protection and blocked his birthright citizenship executive order.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Barbara v. Trump – Class Action to Protect Birthright Citizenship
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ICE Out For Good

ICE's Surge May Be Ending, But the Fight for Maine’s Safety Continues

Following days of unprecedented violence by ICE in our streets, we welcome reports that ICE's dangerous surge operation in Maine is winding down.

Press Releases

Feb 20, 2026

ACLU Files New Brief in Birthright Citizenship Case Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments

Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in this class action challenge on April 1, 2026.

Feb 10, 2026

Maine House Passes Landmark Privacy Bill

The Maine House of Representatives today passed LD 1822, a bill to support Fourth Amendment rights and protect personal data by limiting sweeping digital surveillance.

Jan 16, 2026

ACLU of Maine Reacts to Possible ICE Surge, Shares New Know Your Rights Resources

The organization is sharing a quick reference guide so Maine residents can prepare for possible ICE encounters and find support if they or a loved one is detained.

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Criminal Legal Reform Immigrants' Rights Privacy Civil Rights and Liberties Freedom of Expression Voting Rights Racial Justice View All Issues

Know Your Rights: Customs and Border Patrol and the 100-Mile Border Zone

All of Maine is within 100 miles of the border, meaning CBP has broad authorities. Know your rights with CBP in Maine.
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A demonstrator looks up at her sign (which reads "Citizenship is a Birthright") during a rally outside the Supreme court building demanding the court uphold the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The ACLU of Maine at the U.S. Supreme Court: The Fight to Protect Birthright Citizenship

We're suing the Trump administration for trying to end birthright citizenship, a core American principle that is outlined in the plain language of the 14th Amendment.