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- ACLU Sues ICE Over Alleged Effort to Unmask Anonymous Social Media CriticsThe ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against ICE, seeking records about the agency's attempts to identify anonymous social media users who criticized immigration enforcement policies, and to determine whether the agency unlawfully failed to respond to the records request.
- Los Angeles Correctional Officer, Alleged Trafficker Charged in Cocaine Smuggling CaseA California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officer and a suspected drug trafficker were charged with conspiracy to sell a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, and transportation of a controlled substance after authorities allegedly discovered 20 kilograms of cocaine and $200,000 in cash at a Rowland Heights home.
- NYCLU Warns Hochul Immigration Proposal Would Expand ICE CollaborationThe New York Civil Liberties Union has warned that Governor Hochul's updated immigration proposal would allow local and state police to work more closely with federal immigration authorities, potentially leading to racial profiling and due process violations.
- California Lawmakers Urged to Pass Bill Limiting Payday Loan Interest RatesCivil rights and labor advocates are urging California lawmakers to pass AB 2558, a bill that would cap the annual percentage rate on loans provided by payday lenders at 36%, in order to protect families from predatory payday lending practices.
- Lawsuit Alleges Racial Profiling and Brutality by ICE in PortlandThe ACLU filed a lawsuit against federal immigration agents for allegedly racially profiling and violently detaining Juan Sebastián Carvajal-Muñoz during an ICE operation, violating his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights.