Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties
![A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.](https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/styles/rich_listing_360_width/public/web20-cbp-pillar-blog-Wordpress_1110x740.jpg?itok=OhUduL3Z)
![A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.](https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/styles/rich_listing_360x360/public/web20-cbp-pillar-blog-Wordpress_1110x740.jpg?itok=m-UE1dW0)
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Shaw Drake, He/Him/His, Staff Attorney and Policy Counsel, Border and Immigrants’ Rights, ACLU of Texas...
Shaw Drake, He/Him/His, Staff Attorney and Policy Counsel, Border and Immigrants’ Rights, ACLU of Texas...
In the past year, we’ve witnessed so many agonizing examples of the brutal reality of systemic racism. We’ve mourned the loss of more than 270,000 American lives from a deadly pandemic. We’ve seen a...
In the past year, we’ve witnessed so many agonizing examples of the brutal reality of systemic racism. We’ve mourned the loss of more than 270,000 American lives from a deadly pandemic. We’ve seen a...
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This week is about celebrating the power, love, and resilience that all trans...
Trans Awareness week runs from Nov. 13 to Nov. 19 and ends, officially, on Nov. 20, with Transgender Day of Remembrance.
This week is about celebrating the power, love, and resilience that all trans...
In an unprecedented year, it’s only natural that we have an unprecedented election. It’s the first in our lifetimes to occur during a global pandemic, and one in which an unprecedented number of votes are...
In an unprecedented year, it’s only natural that we have an unprecedented election. It’s the first in our lifetimes to occur during a global pandemic, and one in which an unprecedented number of votes are...
With just about a week to go until Election Day, Texas is already seeing record-shattering voter turnout, with millions of Texans heading to the polls.
With this historic turnout, along with new...
With just about a week to go until Election Day, Texas is already seeing record-shattering voter turnout, with millions of Texans heading to the polls.
With this historic turnout, along with new...
Carl Takei, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality
Carl Takei, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality