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As Wells considers its next budget, an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is likely to increase costs and liabilities, threaten Maine people's constitutional rights, and decrease community safety.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: We joined a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of international students, we're taking action against potential attacks on trans student athletes, and we're pushing back on ICE activity in Maine.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: We're demanding more information about ICE operations in Maine, gearing up to fight bans against trans student athletes, and preparing to push back against more abuses of power by the Trump administration.

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.

Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.

It was another busy week at the ACLU of Maine – from a major court victory to helping our neighbors know their rights. Catch up on the latest.

Within hours of Donald Trump signing an order to end birthright citizenship, we sued. This week, we won arguments to block his illegal order as our case proceeds.

In the first installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to immigrant families and America’s immigration system.

In July, more than 90 percent of the average 30,000 people held daily in ICE detention were housed in private facilities, as private corporation revenues from immigrant detention soar.