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On our latest episode of At Liberty, our host W. Kamau Bell is joined by ACLU immigrants' rights experts Maribel Hernández Rivera and Lee Gelernt to discuss what's changed for our communities during Trump's second term.

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The DeSantis administration has demonstrated indifference for the lives of Black Floridians.

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#BlackHistoryMonth recap: “Black Women Leaders in Civil Rights, Science, Education, and the Arts”🧵

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The DeSantis administration has demonstrated indifference for the lives of Black Floridians.

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Count on it.

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When any student is denied the right to learn, they are denied the right to see themselves reflected in what they’re taught, to form their own opinions, to express themselves and to truly connect to the concepts they’re learning.

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We will use every tool in our toolbox to defend the rights of immigrants.

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There is longstanding precedent making clear that mandatory death penalty laws are unconstitutional.

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This week in #BlackHistoryMonth, we honored outstanding Black women leaders Marian Wright Edelman, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Tananarive Due, and Leontyne Price. Check out all of this month’s honorees at aclufl.org/bhm25.

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The Federal Communication Commission is trying punish speech the Trump Administration doesn't like. Tell the FCC: protect free speech and a free press.

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The White House has taken control of the press pool, removing wire agencies @reuters.com and @apnews.com, along with @huffpost.com. @kamccudden.bsky.social of the U.S. Press Tracker warns: “The loss of AP & Reuters will fundamentally change the news we’re getting.” freedom.press/issues/how-t...

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Coretta Scott King was a staunch advocate to end the death penalty, both before and after her husband Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered. Coretta’s words ring truer than ever today as we fight against President Trump’s plans to expand the use of capital punishment.

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“We need immigration reform so we can all be fine. Not all of us are criminals, we are simply workers seeking better lives for our kids and ourselves.”

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It should come as no surprise that the Trump administration is being indiscriminate when targeting immigrants. Mass ICE raids do not make our communities safer.

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Local and state lawmakers are on the frontlines of the resistance against the Trump Administration. Learn more about how they are fighting Trump's deportation machine, protecting the trans community, and safeguarding abortion access in states without bans.

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Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities and seniors, yet Congress is getting ready to cut billions of dollars in Medicaid funding. If these cuts are approved, millions of people will lose access to crucial care.

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Today is Student Press Freedom Day — a day to appreciate and protect the critical reporting done at schools across the country on a daily basis. Student journalists: You have the right to report on civil rights and liberties on campus.

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Profiling immigrants, who are statistically less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans, will not make our communities safer.

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The Trump administration’s actions have forced families to live in fear of being ripped from their homes and communities at any moment.

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Today, we honor vocalist Leontyne Price, the first Black American opera singer to achieve international acclaim. #BlackHistoryMonth

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"Journalists are always hesitant to write about press freedom, for fear of making themselves the story, but the time for that is long gone. You’re not making yourself the story, Trump is," @seth-stern.bsky.social Stern tells @fairmediawatch.bsky.social.

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The death penalty is a racist, inhumane system that should have long been abolished. Justice Thurgood Marshall’s words echo as we continue our fight against murder at the hands of the state.

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"For the government to simply change course when a new president takes office is unnecessarily cruel. These are human beings on TPS, not pawns. And they come from places in terrible turmoil."

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The American Dream and Promise Act was just reintroduced in the House and would establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people who contribute to our communities and have long called the U.S. home. This crucial bill is an important step forward.

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The Trump administration's denial of accurate passports has already wreaked havoc for transgender, non-binary, and intersex people. We're taking the administration to court because we all deserve control over our own identities.

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"I’m scared to sleep, worried that ICE will knock on my door and take my husband." For families in mixed status households, the thought of having their family torn apart is devastating.

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President Trump cannot condition access to the White House on a news outlet's speech.

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This law and the rhetoric surrounding it create an environment that will inevitably lead to racial and ethnic profiling of anyone perceived to be an immigrant.

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President Trump is now threatening to punish immigrants as young as 14 years old with criminal penalties, including jail time, if they fail to sign up for a government registry. Our loved ones and neighbors deserve dignity and an earned path to citizenship — not the threat of a police state.

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Today, we honor author and educator Tananarive Due, for her work documenting and reimagining the Black experience. #BlackHistoryMonth

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BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding. Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.

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Gov. DeSantis and certain legislators were clear that they want to have the harshest immigration laws in the country.

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Thursday: Join us at 6:30 p.m. Eastern to prepare for the 2025 Florida Legislative session. Hear from our experts about what is at stake and what we can do to advocate for ourselves and our communities.

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