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New York Civil Liberties Union

Legal advocacy organization in New York State

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Nov 22, 2025
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Recent cases of US citizens suing ICE for wrongful arrest

Recent reporting and legal filings show a wave of lawsuits and claims against ICE for unlawful arrests and detentions — including cases where U.S. citizens were detained or where advocates say ICE arr...

Jan 27, 2026
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What are the all-party consent states for audio recording and how do they affect filming ICE?

All-party (often called “two-party”) consent states require that every participant in a private conversation agree before audio can be recorded; most states, and federal law follow one‑party consent, ...

Jan 16, 2026
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Which city settlement cases since 2020 include detailed accounting of payouts to protesters, and where can those court records be accessed?

Since the 2020 protests over George Floyd’s killing, multiple U.S. cities have reached settlements that include explicit per‑plaintiff payout amounts or line‑item totals to groups of protesters—most p...

Dec 16, 2025

What are my rights if stopped by ICE while exercising First Amendment activities like protesting?

You have a First Amendment right to protest and to record ICE and other federal officers in public so long as you don’t physically interfere with their duties; legal groups and civil-rights orgs say I...

Jan 25, 2026

What other documented ICE operations involving minors have been investigated or litigated in U.S. federal courts in the past decade?

over the past decade have repeatedly scrutinized ’s interactions with minors — from class-action wins that curbed juvenile detention practices to emergency habeas releases and injunctions addressing d...

Jan 19, 2026

How have civil liberties groups responded to NSPM-7 and executive steps targeting antifa, and what legal challenges have they raised?

Civil liberties groups have responded to NSPM-7 and accompanying executive steps against antifa with coordinated public denunciations, FOIA litigation seeking internal legal justifications, and warnin...

Feb 4, 2026

What are the legal risks of documenting ICE activity by filming or following agents in my state?

agents in public is protected by the First Amendment and multiple legal guides and advocacy groups say people have a right to film so long as they do not obstruct official duties ; however, that const...

Jan 19, 2026

Has ICE previously released copies of recruitment service agreements in public records or litigation, and where to find them?

ICE has, in prior litigation and FOIA-driven disclosure efforts, produced whole categories of contracts and agreements—most visibly detention facility contracts and procurement proposals—through lawsu...

Dec 20, 2025

What impact has New York City’s adoption of the IHRA definition had on university speech policies and campus disciplinary cases?

New York City’s decision to adopt and promote the IHRA “working definition” of antisemitism has accelerated universities in the city to formalize that definition within equity offices and nondiscrimin...

Dec 6, 2025

Which organizations or figures founded or popularized No Kings?

No Kings was launched and branded as a mass, nonviolent movement by the 50501 Movement and a network of allied groups; organizers and partner pages identify Indivisible leaders and civil‑liberties org...

Nov 28, 2025

How did policing tactics and local government responses vary to No Kings Day demonstrations by region?

Police and local-government responses to the October 18 “No Kings” demonstrations varied sharply by city and state: many large cities reported zero arrests and largely peaceful policing (New York City...