Reuters - U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to block the removal. The deportation of Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi, a 24-year-old Iranian citizen enrolled at Northeastern University, comes after U.S. Customs ...

Press TV - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has accused US police of spying on thousands of social media posts of Muslims and African Americans in Boston. The ACLU of Massachusetts said on Wednesday that the Boston Police Department used an online surveillance system, called Geofeedia, from 2014 to 2016 to spy on online comments from ...

The Hill- A Hollywood talent agency is reportedly nixing its annual Oscar bash, instead donating the money to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and another non-profit organization. United Talent Agency says in addition to the $250,000 it plans on giving to the ACLU and the International Rescue Committee, its holding a rally just two days ahead ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) Over one hundred organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union and dozens of diverse religious and community groups are calling on the New York Police Department to stop spying on the areas Muslim population. The ACLU is leading the campaign to curb the expansive New York City surveillance program after a series ...

For years, the government has successfully suppressed lawsuits by civil liberties groups challenging the constitutionality of its surveillance programs. "No matter what you think of the lawfulness of these programs, I think everyone should think their legitimacy or illegitimacy is better debated in public and decided by a court," Alex Abdo, a lawyer ...