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We Filed New Claims Against Federal Agents for Violence in Maine

We filed five administrative claims against the federal government on behalf of people who suffered abuse at the hands of rogue federal immigration agents.
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McGonigle v. Curran

Our Latest Claw-suit to Purr-tect the First Amendment

Just because some elected officials can’t take a joke doesn’t mean the government can ban people from making them.
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New Laws to Keep ICE Out of Maine

Three new ICE Out laws will help keep ICE out of policing, our homes, and our schools and state healthcare.
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We're Joining the Fight to Protect Academic Freedom from Trump’s Unconstitutional Attacks

We joined organizations across the ideological spectrum, urging a federal court to block the Trump administration’s attempted hostile ideological takeover of Harvard University.

Press Releases


ACLU of Maine Files New Claims Against Federal Agents as ICE Out of Maine Laws Take Effect

As new laws take effect to protect Maine from ICE moving forward, the ACLU of Maine is also seeking accountability under the Federal Tort Claims Act for past civil rights violations at the hands of rogue federal agents.

ACLU of Maine, Advocates Urge Court to Block President Trump’s Unconstitutional Attacks on Academic Freedom

The amicus brief filed before the First Circuit argues that the administration violated Harvard’s rights to free speech and academic freedom by unlawfully revoking federal funding.

ICE Out of Maine Laws Take Effect in One Week, Limiting State Involvement in Immigration Operations

Join a press briefing on Tuesday, July 28, at 10:30 a.m., with the ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Maine Equal Justice, and Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition.