Arizona's War on Drugs
In the second and final installment of “Fifty-two years of fear and failure," we detail the impacts of a state-based war on drugs and propose a way forward.
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Will Border Patrol finally stop destroying migrants' belongings? Here's what we know.
We released a report detailing how CBP was unlawfully confiscating and discarding migrants' belongings. Since then, 31 members of Congress and more than 1000 supporters joined us in urging them to stop —...
Fifty-Two Years of Fear and Failure: The War on Drugs
June 17 marks the 52nd anniversary of America’s War on Drugs, a governmental effort that significantly heightened the penalties for those who sell drugs and those who use them. Heavy criminalization fractured...
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ACLU Commends New Directive Requiring Border Patrol to Safeguard and Return Migrants’ Personal Belongings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a groundbreaking new directive to curb longstanding inconsistencies and abuses in Border Patrol’s handling of migrants’ personal belongings. The new...
Immigrants’ Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to HCR 2060, A Sweeping Unconstitutional, Anti-Immigrant Measure
Immigrants’ rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the Arizona State Legislature’s passage of HCR 2060, a ballot referral that would create a state immigration legal scheme and permit...
ACLU of Arizona Reacts to House Passing HCR 2060
Today, the Arizona State House passed HCR 2060, a sweeping anti-immigrant ballot referral that will bypass the governor’s desk to be placed on the 2024 ballot for voter consideration in November. Noah...
