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Attorney Sarah Corning with the ACLU of Texas explains the expedited removal process and what it means for anyone who could ...

It's part of the annual Texas Rally for Life, which falls on the week of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion; however, that has since been overturned, and Texas now has a ...

A federal appeals court is siding with the Biden administration’s Department of Justice and keeping a temporary block on an ...

We will get a fair decision that provides helpful guidance and a path forward that allows states to protect children while honoring the First Amendment.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the federal government to pay back $11.1 billion that was spent on Operation Lone Star, ...

When Donald Trump was inaugurated in 2017, opponents marched in pink knitted "pussy hats" while protesters abroad plastered ...

Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas.). “Frankly, if you just read it, there is no question. The founders were crystal clear.” 22 states and the ACLU are challenging the executive order.

An estimated 11.7 million people are living in the U.S. illegally, and ICE currently has the budget to detain only about ...

The ACLU’s class-action lawsuit challenged the former Trump Administration’s pattern of separating married couples who are pursuing lawful immigration status. It argued that non-citizen ...

The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation ... for extremist politicians to continue attacking medication abortion in his courtroom," the ACLU said. The ruling comes days before ...

TEMPE, AZ — The Tempe Police Department’s policy requires body camera video to be released with a “medium blur” over the entire recording, and it’s raising concerns around transparency ...