ACLU of Northern California

06/09/2026

The cover of our newly released annual report features Cecilia González Herrera, a named plaintiff in our case National Temporary Protected Status Alliance v. Noem. Cecilia courageously stands on behalf of hundreds of thousands of TPS-holders whose legal immigration status the government has tried to nullify overnight — without cause, contrary to statute, and motivated by racism.

Read more about this case and much more in our annual report, at www.aclunorcal.org/annualreport

Art by Jeni Jenkins.

06/05/2026

🧑🏽‍🎓🪶California students, you have a right to wear tribal regalia and other items of cultural or religious significance at your graduation. It's the law.

Learn more about your rights and how to defend them at

School graduations are a pivotal achievement. For Indigenous students in particular, graduating from primary or secondary school is a momentous occasion that signifies not only academic achievement but also proof of community resilience after centuries of government oppression.

06/03/2026

Looking for a way to make a difference in your community? We invite San Francisco residents to join our community gathering on the evening of June 9th. You'll meet staff and volunteers, learn about our local campaigns, and find opportunities to get involved in the fight for civil liberties.

RSVP at https://action.aclunc.org/a/june-2026-san-francisco-community-meeting

06/02/2026

ICE deportations in California have increased by 78% since President Trump took office, and families are paying the price. At a time when 27% of California households are struggling to meet basic needs, mass deportation is projected to cost the average family $2,150 more per year by 2028.

Tell your representative to vote against any bill that would inflate ICE and Border Patrol's already massive budgets without reining in the violence and abuse. Take action at https://action.aclu.org/send-message/no-more-funding-ice

“Valadao can help keep money in Central Valley families’ pockets, or he can write DHS another blank check.”

06/02/2026

Today is the last day to vote!

If you haven’t turned in your ballot, stop scrolling!

Drop it at a ballot box or election office. Your vote might not be counted if you drop it in a USPS mailbox.

You can still register and vote today! Go straight to your nearest polling place or vote center.

05/29/2026

The California Supreme Court unanimously decided that our claims that the state's death penalty is racially discriminatory deserve further consideration in the Sacramento Superior Court — and ordered Attorney General Bonta to explain why the death penalty should not be declared unconstitutional.

The stakes couldn't be higher for the 560+ people languishing on death row. We’re ready to continue this fight to end California’s death penalty once and for all.

A system infected by racial discrimination cannot deliver justice.

Learn more at

The order recognizes the compelling evidence establishing that California’s death penalty is administered in a racially discriminatory manner.

05/28/2026

For Vallejo residents, advocating in this year’s local budget process will be critical to ensuring that the city sets aside funding for police accountability and oversight.

Join ACLU NorCal and Vallejo Building Black Power as we break down Vallejo’s budget process, proposed budget, and ways to participate.

RSVP at https://action.aclunc.org/a/vallejo-budget-advocacy-workshop-2026

05/28/2026

Time is running out!

There's less than a week left to vote.

If you haven't already mailed in your ballot, make a plan now for how you'll vote.

05/28/2026

The Trump administration has taken the first step toward turning a former women’s prison in Alameda County over to ICE for immigration detention. FCI Dublin is uninhabitable and tainted by a legacy of horrific sexual abuse. It should be demolished, not repurposed to lock up our family, friends, and neighbors. You can voice your opposition to this project at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fci-dublin-environmental-assessment/.

ICE also quietly leased 24 acres near Gilroy in unincorporated Santa Clara County to build a detention facility. Workers are already clearing the property to make way for construction.

Adding detention beds in Northern California will lead to more ICE arrests, human rights abuses, deportations, and deaths.

Say No to ICE in the Bay Area.

05/22/2026

We have until June 1 to tell the federal Board of Prisons to demolish FCI Dublin, the notorious former women’s prison in Alameda County, and prevent it from becoming an ICE detention facility.

Increasing detention capacity fuels ICE arrests and inevitably leads to abuse and death. Act now👇🏾

Stop ICE from opening an immigration detention facility in a former federal prison in Alameda County.