KGTV -- San Diego  -- November 12, 2009    Outrageous!: ACLU says it's our fault some illegals die breaking into the country    San Diego -- A new report shows the number people dying at the U.S.-Mexico border is increasing because of the U.S.'s border policy. -- According to the report, more than 5,000 people in the past 15 years have died while trying to get into the U.S. anywhere between Texas and California... [See ACLU watch]

San Bernardino Couty (Calif.) Sun -- November 9, 2009      Miserable ACLU, others aim to fight use of screening.... in jails!    ..."Even though it's limited to detention facilities, there is a rippling effect in community," said Belinda Escobosa Helzer, attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union in Orange County. "They tend to identify police officers as immigration officers. It disrupts the community trust which is needed for police officers to do their job on the street."

Courthouse News Service -- November 5, 2009      ACLU questions efficacy of immigration raids    Most [illegal aliens.... criminals] arrested during the highly publicized "Return to Sender" raids in Northern Arizona had no criminal records, the ACLU says, citing documents it received in response to a FOIA request. More than 50 addresses agents used were more than 10 years old...

U.S. News & World Report -- October 24, 2009      More carping, hand-wringing over very effective 287(g) program    ...Critics contend that the program leads to racial profiling. Police officials, including the Major Cities Chiefs Association, say that the program makes [illegal alien-bloated] communities hesitant to cooperate with authorities and diverts resources from more serious crimes...

Phil Leggiere -- Homeland Security Today -- October 14, 2009                  ACLU continues to attack use of 287(g) in Cobb    A focal point of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano's efforts to immigrant enforcement and detection has been pushing for greater federal oversight over the 287 (g) program, which grants broad immigration enforcement authority to state and county law enforcement agencies...

Atlanta Journal Constitution -- October 12, 2009      287(g): ACLU alleges 'racial profiling' in Cobb    The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia on Monday released a report documenting the stories of 10 people who say they experienced racial profiling by Cobb County law enforcement. -- A spokesperson for the organization said the report shows the human impact of the 287(g) program at the Cobb County jail...

ACLU -- October 6, 2009      [Anti-American] Civil Liberties Union wants Arpaio stripped of all 287g powers    News reports indicate that a proposed new agreement under the controversial 287(g) program would strip the Maricopa County Sherriff's Office of authority to enforce federal immigration law on the street but would continue the program for deputies working in county jails...

ACLU -- October 2, 2009      ACLU & pals churn out more open-borders propaganda    A new video, "Restore Fairness" produced by Breakthrough in association with 26 other organizations, including the ACLU, is part of a national campaign asking our government to restore fairness and due process to the broken immigration system....

KGTV -- San Diego -- October 1, 2009          ACLU blames US government for illegal alien deaths    In a newly released report, the ACLU blames the US government for illegal alien deaths in the desert. -- Of course, this has been picked up by the mainstream media morons, and reported faithfully on US television... [Related item] [Thanks to 'Lone Wolf' for uploading the video to YouTube]

Austin American-Statesman -- September 17, 2009      Texas ACLU supports licenses for illegals, among other things    The ACLU of Texas issued a response to a story in today's American-Statesman about the criminal history of Jaime Alvarado, a Honduran [illegal alien] facing a murder charge in the death of Robert Benn. -- Benn died as a result of a traffic collision in which Austin police have said Alvarado ran a red light while driving drunk and being pursued by police...

Washington Independent -- September 8, 2009      ACLU responds to mandatory E-Verify    The announcement that all government contractors starting today must use the controversial E-Verify system to check employee work eligibility is, not surprisingly, disappointing critics who've pointed out that the system is not reliable...

Washington Post -- September 3, 2009      ACLU helping likely illegals again    Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed paperwork in the Prince William County court system Tuesday, requesting that loitering charges be dropped against three Latinos who were gathered outside their apartment complex...

eNews -- Park Forest, Illinois -- August 27, 2009      Usual suspects up in arms over successful 287(g) enforcement program    The ACLU and 520 other local and national organizations sent a letter to President Obama this week demanding that the administration terminate the 287(g) program that allows certain state and local law enforcement agencies to engage in federal immigration enforcement activities. The fundamentally flawed program has been associated with serious civil rights abuses and public safety concerns...

Associated Press -- August 27, 2009      Vegas police to meet "community" about immigration    Las Vegas police and other community leaders plan to meet with the community to explain how certain federal immigration laws could affect [illegal aliens] in the state. --- The talks at the Clark County Government Center are expected to include groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, and Democracia Ahora, an adovcacy organization.

Associated Press -- July 19, 2009     Obnoxious ACLU working hard to thwart immigration law enforcement    The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on more than 350 Florida law enforcement agencies to stop detaining suspected illegal immigrants who are not charged with crimes. -- Tampa ACLU attorney Glenn Katon said Friday that about half a dozen Florida law enforcement agencies are authorized to detain such individuals... 287(g) 287g

Las Vegas Sun -- July 18, 2009     Usual suspects fight to keep criminal illegals from being deported     A coalition of immigration lawyers, civil liberties advocates and community activists is pressuring Metro Sheriff Doug Gillespie to abandon a controversial eight-month-old program that identifies illegal [aliens.... criminals] in jail for eventual deportation. -- The group, which includes the American Civil Liberties Union...

Philadelphia Inquirer --  July 17, 2009      New burden of identity proof for Pennsylvania drivers     As the U.S. Senate heard testimony Wednesday on legislation to toughen proof-of-identity requirements for driver's licenses, immigration lawyers and officials of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation met in Philadelphia to scrutinize the process of deciding who gets a license here...

Press Release --  July 15, 2009      ACLU in a tizzy over 287(g)    The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request Tuesday for new documents governing the continued delegation to state and local law enforcement agencies of federal immigration enforcement authority. The fundamentally flawed program has been associated with serious civil rights abuses and public safety concerns...

Nogales (Arizona) International --  July 9, 2009     ACLU to put spotlight on border checkpoints     The ACLU of Arizona will host a community forum in Green Valley on July 16 to spotlight the civil liberties implications of border checkpoints within the emerging Constitution-Free Zone." The "zone" is a 100-mile-wide strip that wraps around the external boundary of the US where CBP can exercise extraordinary authority that would not normally be permitted under the Constitution...

Business Gazette -- Gaithersburg, Md.  --  July 8, 2009    MVA taking heat over pulled licenses    Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration is under fire from civil and [illegal alien] rights groups that say the agency revoked the licenses or identification cards of about 150 people without notice or due process. -- The MVA did cancel the licenses, spokeswoman Caryn Coyle confirmed Thursday... [See CASA Watch]

Arizona Daily Star -- Tucson -- June 11, 2009      ACLU joins opposition to Tohono O'odham plans for detention center    The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has joined in opposition to Tohono O'odham plans to construct an immigration detention center on its land. -- The ACLU sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, asking that...

Burlington (NC) Times News -- May 26, 2009    ACLU, county may be headed to court    The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina and the Alamance County government appear headed for a court battle over how much the county wants to charge the ACLU for sheriff's office documents. -- The two sides failed to reach a compromise during a mediation session in Raleigh last week...

Courthouse News Service -- Pasadena, Calif. -- May 26, 2009    Judge finds Arpaio violated rights of ACLU nuisance    A federal judge ruled late last week that the arrest of an ACLU legal director by Maricopa County's controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio was an attempt to intmidate the director "from future First Amendment activity." The judge found that the deputies who arrested legal director Dan Pochoda knew of his position...

North County Times -- Escondido, Calif. -- May 23, 2009   San Diego Minuteman ordered to pay ACLU stooge $135K    A jury on Thursday said the leader of the San Diego Minutemen should pay $135,000 in compensatory damages to a woman who sued him for defamation for his alleged role in posting obscene references to her online and in e-mails. -- The same jurors will be back in court Tuesday to decide if Jeff Schwilk should also be ordered to pay punitive damages to the woman, Joanne Yoon [an ACLU "contractor"]...

Pat Boone -- WorldNetDaily.com -- May 23, 2009    The ACLU: America's Taliban    Almost every day I receive several newsletters from Christian, humanitarian, charitable or conservative political groups protesting the active, aggressive and increasingly unconstitutional opposition tactics – and sometimes outright persecution – by the ironically named "American Civil Liberties Union."

Courthouse News Service -- Pasadena, Calif. -- May 22, 2009   ACLU protests Sheriff Arpaio's lockdown    Phoenix -- Sheriff Joe Arpaio is retaliating illegally against Phoenix jail inmates on a hunger strike by putting three jails on lockdown, the ACLU of Arizona claims. -- Arpaio's office said the Towers Jail, the Fourth Avenue Jail and Lower Buckeye Jail were put on lockdown after inmates on the hunger strike began to threaten others who refused to participate...

San Diego Union Tribune -- May 5, 2009   Escondido police chief tells ACLU he'll modify some operations    The police chief, who has been criticized for policies said to alienate some Latinos, agreed to modest changes in police operations after meeting with an official with the ACLU. -- The ACLU has accused the police department of using drivers' license checkpoints as a "fishing expeditions" really aimed at detaining and deporting illegal [aliens... criminals]...

North County Times -- Escondido, Calif. -- April 21, 2009      Ethnic hustlers demand removal of Escondido PD chief    Members of a North County Latino rights group on Tuesday called on the city of Escondido to replace its police chief, saying his policies, especially his department's frequent use of driver's license checkpoints, have created an atmosphere of fear in the community... [Related whiny KGTV video report]

Washington Post -- April 20, 2009    U.S. border screening under fire    Civil liberties groups are renewing calls for the Obama administration to change screening at border posts by limiting questions about Americans' political beliefs and religious practices and establishing a process for U.S. citizens and residents who are mistakenly included on terrorist watch lists to clear their names.

Richard Henry Lee -- American Thinker -- Bellevue, Wash. -- April 16, 2009    Civil Liberties Watchdog hasn't barked yet    Our liberties are being assaulted by the Department of Homeland Security's report on Right Wing Extremism yet the ACLU has been silent. -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it "is our nation's guardian of liberty" so one would expect that the ACLU would immediately condemn the DHS report which has been extensively covered here at AT...

Michigan Messenger -- Lansing -- April 16, 2009    ACLU of Michigan opposes enhanced driver's licenses     The ACLU of Michigan is urging Michigan residents to pressure Gov. Jennifer Granholm to withdraw an agreement signed with the Department of Homeland Security that commits the state to begin offering an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) later this year. The group issued a press release arguing that the new licenses could put privacy at risk...