Immigrants' Rights
When the government has the power to deny legal rights and due process to one vulnerable group, everyone's rights are at risk. The ACLU of Maryland is dedicated to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of immigrants and to combating public and private discrimination against these groups.
Recent Activity - Legal cases
Muslim ban challenge
Legal case, February 23, 2017
Federal lawsuit challenging President Trump's Muslim ban executive order
ARCHIVE: Hassan Sader vs. American Airlines
Legal case, November 18, 2015
in 2002, the ACLU of Maryland represented a U.S. citizen of Moroccan descent who was removed from an American Airlines flight because a passenger was not comfortable sitting next to him and because his name was Hassan.
Ending the federal 287(g) program in MD
Legal case, November 28, 2012
ACLU calls on congressional leaders to ask DHS to end 287(g) program in Frederick County