Press Releases

ACLU-NH Statement on ICE’s Cancellation of Detention Facility in Merrimack

Through protest, letter writing, phone calls, and more, Granite Staters made their voices overwhelmingly clear–and our federal, state, and local lawmakers listened, acted, and ultimately prevented such a horrifying facility from being created in NH.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH Statement on Unanimous Rejection by Lawmakers to Reinstate the Death Penalty

We commend the state legislature for decisively refusing today to force New Hampshire back to this archaic, cruel, and unjust practice.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity

This is a court victory for academic freedom, the free speech rights of educators, and for New Hampshire students who have a right to an inclusive education free from censorship.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

ACLU-NH Statement on Latest Developments in ICE’s Human Warehouse Project in Merrimack

ACLU-NH files public records request to Governor’s Office
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH unveils state documents confirming ICE’s detailed site plans for a Merrimack detention facility

Right-to-know request reveals New Hampshire state agency consulted on ICE’s plans in Merrimack
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH files FOIA lawsuit seeking NH 287(g) training documents from ICE

13 NH police departments, including the State Police, are conducting or will conduct immigration enforcement for ICE, but their training is unknown to Granite Staters
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Birthright Citizenship Challenge  

Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Appeals court upholds block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip babies born in the U.S. of their U.S. citizenship.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Federal court grants preliminary injunction blocking NH state law attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion

Law would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of funding
Issue Areas: Racial Justice