ACLU Supporter –

Yesterday, we asked ACLU supporters like you to take action to protect the rights of people in south Texas in response to state troopers using barbaric, violent tactics to keep asylum seekers out of the country.

In case you missed the horrific news – originating from an officer's firsthand account – reports stated that Texas state troopers working under Gov. Greg Abbott's initiative Operation Lone Star had instructions to push children and nursing mothers back into the Rio Grande – the same river where Texas officials have been placing razor wire traps.

It's unimaginable, ACLU Supporter, but that's why your support is so critical. Already, we're fighting back against unjust immigration policies in Texas and across the country:

• In April, we sent an open letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to defend pregnant and postpartum people and children from unsafe detention conditions.
• In May, we sued the Biden administration over its sweeping asylum ban, which prevents migrants from seeking safety in the U.S., and we argued the case in court this week.
• This month, we successfully settled a case halting all construction of a wall at the Southern border.
• Yesterday, ACLU supporters like you took action calling on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to halt any support to Operation Lone Star and to do everything in the federal government's power to ensure the removal of barbaric razor wire traps Texas placed in the Rio Grande.

ACLU Supporter, we can't do this work without your critical support. We have offices nationwide with lawyers, organizers, and volunteers who remain ready and relentless in the fight to protect people from inhumane border policies, but we need you with us.

Make a gift right now to ensure we have the necessary resources to support the rights and liberties of immigrants and asylum seekers in our border community and beyond.

Thank you for supporting our work,

The ACLU Team