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In response to false claims of voter fraud from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and the Trump Administration, Illinois legislators, Indivisible Chicago and the ACLU of Illinois joined together today to call on the Illinois State Board of Elections to discontinue the state’s participation in Ko
The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
The following response can be attributed to Karen Sheley - Director, Police Practices Project, ACLU of Illinois:
Earlier today, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump Administration is reversing another policy implemented by President Barack Obama.
The following responses can be attributed to Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director, ACLU of Illinois:
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The following statement is in response to President Trump's order to ban transgender individuals from military service and can be attributed to John Knight, ACLU of Illinois LGBT and HIV Project Director: