Immigrants' Rights

We're holding federal agents accountable for violating a Portland resident's civil rights during the reckless operations in January 2026.

The case could re-establish the ability to hold federal agents accountable under state law. Advocates are representing an engineer who was violently abducted in downtown Portland.

On April 13, Portland City Council will consider an ordinance to protect due process and immigrants’ rights – and they need to hear from you. Take action now.

On April 1, we traveled to D.C. to defend birthright citizenship in front of the Supreme Court.

We’re suing federal immigration agents for abducting a Portland man and violating his civil rights during a surge of reckless federal operations in Maine.

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 was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2026. A decision is expected in June or July.