ACLU of South Carolina

Difficult years are ahead of us, but we’ve made it through difficult decades. The ACLU of South Carolina has been defending and advancing civil liberties since 1968. We’re staying right here and fighting for freedom, and we know we won’t be alone.

Use this form to write to all members of the House Judiciary Committee: action.aclu.org/send-message/t…

🚩 The Forced ICE Collaboration Bill (H. 4764) is up for a vote Tuesday 3/24 in the SC House Judiciary Committee. This bill goes beyond compliance with federal law and deputizes local police to do ICE's work. Write the committee TODAY and tell them to vote No.

We are going to court to represent Dr. Emily Taylor, a former professor at Presbyterian College. She resigned after lawmakers threatened the college’s funding because of an essay she wrote, a clear violation of the First Amendment. Learn more: aclusc.org/cases…

Matthew Ariwoola came to the University of South Carolina to do life-saving chemistry research. He isn’t letting the Trump administration stop him. Read about Dr. Ariwoola's story and our ongoing lawsuit seeking to uphold his rights: aclusc.org/news/keep-push…

This week in the South Carolina Statehouse: Helping pregnant women in prisons, safe spaces for cops, and some budget shenanigans aclusc.org/news/statehous…

When the Department of Homeland Security terminated Matthew Ariwoola's status as an international chemistry student at USC last year, he worried his work was in vain. We sued ICE, and he kept conducting life-saving research. Now he is Dr. Ariwoola. aclusc.org/ariwoola

🎧 While I Breathe Podcast, Episode 20. A forced ICE collaboration bill advances, the mass deportation regime makes secretive moves in Columbia, and faith leaders across South Carolina proclaim a simple message: Immigrants are welcome here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-…

The agenda is published. The Senate Finance Constitutional Subcommittee will discuss the anti-Diversity Equity & Inclusion bill S. 686 this Wednesday at 11 am. Unclear if public testimony will be allowed. scstatehouse.gov/agendas/126s16…

A Finance Constitutional Subcommittee meeting has been scheduled for March 11, 11 am, Gressette Room 207. The agenda is not posted yet, but we will share an update when it is. scstatehouse.gov/meetings.php?c…

Sources tell us the Anti-Diversity Equity & Inclusion Bill S. 686 may be scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday, March 11. The bill contains a broad prohibition that could endanger everything from medical research to teacher recruitment programs. aclusc.org/legislation/an…

Local police are surrendering local control, jeopardizing their budgets, and harming public trust by partnering with ICE. Learn more in the new ACLU report, Deputized for Disaster: aclusc.org/news/5-ugly-fa…

The Rev. Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) was a champion for the civil rights of all people. He believed in the power of a rainbow coalition, a patchwork quilt of Americans from all backgrounds, cultures, faiths, and identities laboring for a better tomorrow. aclusc.org/news/rememberi…

Here is what happening this week at the Statehouse. Check out the Statehouse Dispatch to learn more. aclusc.org/news/statehous…

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As a parent, I’m happy to have my name attached to the lawsuit as the injured party @ACLU_SC This is 💯 a NO. I don’t want my child exposed to religion in school.

Thursday 2/26 at 9 am, state lawmakers will consider a bill forcing local police to sign collaboration agreements with ICE. Immediately afterward on the Statehouse grounds, we'll hold a press conference highlighting the damage done by these ICE agreements aclusc.org/press-releases…

The 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that our government "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” 500+ South Carolinians have told their lawmakers: Vote NO on H. 4762. action.aclu.org/send-message/t…

Happening Now: South Carolina House representatives debating a bill (H. 4762) that would force every public school teacher to display the Ten Commandments in their classroom. Livestream here: scstatehouse.gov/video/chamber.…

No public comments allowed. Write to your lawmakers here: action.aclu.org/send-message/t…

The track record of ICE collaboration agreements is clear: They lead to increased racial profiling and decreased public trust in law enforcement, with no improvement in public safety. Learn more about the harm they have already caused here: aclusc.org/287g-agreement…

🚩 Thursday, 2/26 at 9 am, the forced ICE collaboration bill is getting a subcommittee vote. H. 4764 would force every law enforcement agency that operates a correctional facility to enter a written collaboration agreement with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).