We have confronted – and overcome – attacks on our rights for more than 100 years and are not backing down now. With offices in every state, we have plans to litigate, legislate, and mobilize for reproductive freedom, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ+ rights, First Amendment rights, and more. 

Trump’s horrific track record speaks for itself. The incoming administration represents a clear danger to our democratic norms, processes, and institutions. No organization is better prepared to combat this threat than the ACLU. We filed 434 legal actions against the first Trump administration’s illegal and cruel actions – and we are prepared to fight again with the organization’s full firepower. 

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In Illinois, we will continue to fight for the rights of everyone in our state and fortify state law protections to build a powerful firewall including:

• Resisting further efforts to erode abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights, including access to gender-affirming care.
• Fighting alongside partner organizations to increase protections for immigrants and asylum seekers and to confront and resist mass deportation efforts.   
• Blocking efforts to roll back First Amendment rights, including free speech, the right to protest, and the freedom to read and learn. 

Read more about how we will build a firewall in Illinois

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