ACLU of Michigan

On March 11 from 7-8pm, join ACLU-MI and @Michimmigrant for a Know Your Rights Townhall to learn what you need to know when encountering immigration enforcement. We the People have the final say – and must uphold our laws even when the government won’t. aclumich.org/know-your-righ…

“The law makes it clear that just because you’re having a problem with your mail doesn’t mean you can be thrown off the voting rolls and potentially disenfranchised." Phil Mayor, ACLU-MI Senior Staff Attorney michiganpublic.org/politics-gover…

ACLU-MI sent a letter to Ypsilanti Township Clerk Debbie Swanson to express serious concerns that, according to an analysis of election data, as many as 200 American citizens may have been wrongly purged from the township voting rolls last year. Read here aclumich.org/press-releases…

In hopes of lifting your spirits, we want to highlight some of the incredible legal wins we achieved in 2025, given the onslaught of attacks on our constitutional rights this year. Read the blog here: aclumich.org/news/courting-…

"It is my hope that this Supreme Court will finally see the humanity of transgender people, and recognize that virtually every aspect of their lives is being attacked by the current administration." Jay Kaplan, ACLU-MI LGBTQ+ Rights Attorney pridesource.com/article/jay-ka…

Jay Kaplan, LGBTQ+ Rights Project Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Michigan, reminds us that stories with LGBTQ+ characters have not always been widely available, and that they are necessary to provide readers with someone to relate to and identify with.

High school junior Owen Krueger discusses the importance of learning about our history through reading in order to avoid repeating it.

Today we remember those who have lost their lives to anti-trans violence. Every trans person deserves to live a full, authentic life. #transgenderdayofremembrance #tdor

In 1975, she co-founded Gay American Indians, the first association for gay Native Americans in the U.S. We honor Barbara’s contributions and her vision for a more just future.

Barbara Cameron was a Hunkpapa Lakota artist and pillar of the San Francisco community who advocated fearlessly for lesbian and Two-Spirit people like her, people with HIV/AIDS, and women impacted by violence.

Librarian Juliane Morian believes that public libraries exist to represent and reflect multiple points of view, and that learning blossoms when people read beyond the small portions that they've seen on the internet. According to Juliane, "free people, read freely."

We must put an end to ICE detention which separates families and puts our immigrant neighbors and friends in danger. To find out how you can help, sign up to volunteer with us. secure.ngpvan.com/UWswVnzzUkWSfS…

In the first 9 months of the Trump presidency, at least 22 people have died while in ICE custody. In the spirit of the Day of the Dead, many gathered outside the Grand Rapids ICE field office on Saturday to honor the lives lost.

“They are still providing hormone therapy protocols for cisgender patients, which does raise civil rights issues,” said Kaplan. “We’ve spoken to families. We’ve encouraged them to file complaints with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and request that it be investigated.”

In Michigan, where state civil rights protections extend to transgender people, U-M and Corewell’s decisions to stop providing gender-affirming care to trans minors appears to be “clearly discriminatory,” according to ACLU-MI staff attorney Jay Kaplan. bridgemi.com/michigan-healt…

Do you remember Judy Blume’s book, ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’? So do we. And so does Jenny Carney, co-owner of Sidetrack Bookshop in Royal Oak. Find out the impact Blume’s books had on her as a kid and why she says banning books like Blume’s is harmful to children.

We urge all local law enforcement agencies to NOT enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE. Communities are safer when local law enforcement builds relationships with immigrant communities, rather than sowing fear.

for fear that they or their family members will be questioned, detained, or deported.

Thank you to everyone who voiced their fierce opposition to Center Line entering into an agreement that allows their police officers to do federal immigration enforcement – round up and detain immigrants – on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).