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ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – City of San Diego Holds Hearing on Approval of FY27 Budget

The following public comment outlines the ACLU-SDIC's opposition to the city of San Diego's contracts with Flock Safety and support for services and resources related to youth, libraries, arts, housing, parks and other programs that help San Diegans thrive. This public comment was delivered before the San Diego City Council by ACLU-SDIC Senior Policy Advocate Branden Sigua on June 9, 2026.
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ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Holds Budget Hearing

The following public comment outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for fully funding the Immigrant Legal Defense Program in the upcoming county budget to meet current and anticipated operational needs while maintaining the program as a universal, merits-blind service. This public comment was delivered before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Senior Policy Advocate Eddie Meyer on June 1, 2026.
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Nalini stands in front of City of San Diego emblem

ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – City of San Diego Holds Budget Hearing

The following public comment outlines the ACLU-SDIC's opposition to the city of San Diego's contracts with Flock Safety and support for services and resources related to youth, libraries, arts, housing, parks and other programs that help San Diegans thrive. This public comment was delivered before the San Diego City Council Budget Review Committee by ACLU-SDIC Policy Director Nalini Gupta on May 4, 2026.
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Eddie Meyer quote graphic with blue background and white and yellow text that reads: "This ordinance helps protect basic constitutional rights for everyone who lives in, works in, or accesses San Diego County services or facilities."

ACLU-SDIC Testimony – San Diego County Board of Supervisors Considers CLEAR Ordinance

The following testimony outlines the ACLU-SDIC's support for the Civil Liberties Enforcement and Accountability Rules (CLEAR) Ordinance. This testimony was delivered before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors by ACLU-SDIC Immigrants' Rights Senior Policy Advocate on January 13, 2026.

Press Releases

Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS’s Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy 

DHS practice amounts to “arrest people and ask questions later.” 

ACLU Defends Court Order Barring Border Patrol's Unlawful Stop-and-Arrest Practices

Plaintiffs in United Farm Workers v. Noem asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the April 2025 preliminary injunction

Court Finds Border Patrol Violated Federal Court Order During Sacramento Raids

The court granted a motion to enforce an order barring Border Patrol from making illegal stops in the Eastern District of California