Immigrants' Rights

No government is above the law. Sanford must turn over their public records related to their police department's cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

The organization is seeking records about traffic stops during which Sanford police turned a person over to ICE or CBP custody. Other Maine agencies have responded in full to 112 identical requests.

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.

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

We’re suing Sanford for refusing to comply with Maine’s Freedom of Access Act. We’re asking the Cumberland County Superior Court to order Sanford to turn over public information about their police department’s cooperation with ICE and CBP – something 112 other Maine agencies have already done.

In September 2025, the ACLU of Maine, together with several partners, filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As the complaint demonstrates, this denial upends decades of settled law and established practice in immigration proceedings.

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. The case will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2026.

The ACLU has filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of over 100 students whose F-1 student immigration statuses were unlawfully terminated. We're asking the court to reinstate their F-1 student status so that they can continue their studies.