The lawsuit describes how, in early January 2025, Border Patrol agents traveled “over 300 miles north to Bakersfield to launch ‘Operation Return to Sender’—a nearly weeklong sweep through predominantly Latino areas of Kern County and the surrounding region to stop,

In a City Council meeting that resonated deeply with the community, David Almaraz, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, stood before Laredo residents to emphasize the importance of knowing their constitutional rights.

The suit alleges “Operation Return to Sender” was a “fishing expedition” that indiscriminately targeted scores of residents, including U.S. citizens, through racial profiling.

Directly after Trump signed the order upon reentering the White House last month, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging it. Romero said that eliminating birthright citizenship would place an “enormous burden” on states to verify citizenship status for p ...

ACLU sues over alleged abuses during immigration raids in Kern County, claiming unlawful targeting of farmworkers.

The ACLU is asking Mayor Thomas Koch and Quincy City Council to cancel plans for statues of saints outside a new public safety building.

Five local residents joined the United Farm Workers union Wednesday in suing two federal agencies they say unlawfully targeted, detained and coerced them during last month's immigration sweeps in Kern County.

Farm workers, and all our neighbors in Kern County, should have the right to move, work, and live free from fear,” said UFW President Teresa Romero after the lawsuit was filed.