Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...

Help Wanted: Oklahoma’s Immigration Crisis and the Urgent Need For Habeas Counsel

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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.

The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.

The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.

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States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters

In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask

Masked Pro-Palestine students being arrested by NYPD.

A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention

Nyynkpao Banyee arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Côte D’Ivoire in 2004. Despite his deep roots in the U.S., he is facing mandatory immigration detention and possible deportation from his family and the only home he has known.

The silhouette of a hand holding on to a gate.

The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother

This Mother’s Day, let’s not forget incarcerated women, and let’s get them home to their families.

An individual holing on to prison bars.

Remembering Joann Bell

The ACLU of Oklahoma is deeply saddened to share the passing of former executive director and lifelong defender of civil liberties, Joann Bell.

Little Axe parents and plaintiffs Joann Bell, left, and Lucille McCord, right, along with their ACLU volunteer attorney, Micheal Salem, Norman, will receive the Angie Debo Civil Liberties Award for 1983.

Oklahoma Travel Advisory

Exercise increased caution in Oklahoma due to risk of civil and constitutional rights violations.

Oklahoma Travel Advisory

Police Say a Simple Warning Will Prevent Face Recognition Wrongful Arrests. That's Just Not True.

Even when police heed warnings to take additional investigative steps, they exacerbate the unreliability of face recognition results.

A closeup of a young African American man whose face is being scanned by facial recognition software.

Five Things to Know About the Supreme Court Case Threatening Doctors Providing Emergency Abortion Care

The case will determine whether federal law protects pregnant people's right to emergency care.

A group of demonstrators holding a banner saying "Our Bodies, Our Freedom."

How Comics Can Spark Conversations About Race and History in the Classroom

Our newest comic series showcases the students and teachers on the frontlines of the fight against censorship in America.

A preview of Eda Uzunlar's comic featuring teacher and activist Anothy Crawford.

Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests

Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.

A faculty rally in favor of academic free speech is held in the main quad at Columbia University in New York.