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12 Latinx/e Changemakers from Maryland

This Latinx/e Heritage Month Hear About these Past and Present Changemakers

By Neydin Milián

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Life After a Second Chance Series Premiere (February 8, 2025)

We believe in restorative justice. That’s why our staff and partners have been working diligently to pass the Second Look Act. And we made a short film to explain why.

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12 AAPI Advocates and Organizations You Need to Know

Highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander activists and organizations, from Maryland and nationwide, from history to current heroes.

By Neydin Milián

Collage of images of organizations and people who are featured in the "12 AAPI Advocates and Organizations You Need to Know" shoutout blog.

Marylanders Took Action on Lobby Day 2023

ACLU staff and their family members, activists, students, community leaders, and concerned residents from all corners of Maryland came together to meet with their state legislators in Annapolis and advocate for a better Maryland for each other.

By Neydin Milián

Group photo of ACLU of Maryland staff and advocates from across the state at the Lobby Day event on February 20, 2023.

Know the Facts about the Racist, Anti-Immigrant 287(g) Program

Immigrants' rights are more important now than ever. And one pressing issue on the minds of many in Maryland is that the 287(g) program continues to plague us.

By Neydin Milián

Several ICE officers are at a person's home.

31 Songs for 31 Festive Days of Latinx/e Heritage

This Latinx/e Heritage Month "Poder de la Cultura" playlist includes songs that tie into our work at the ACLU of Maryland and the rest are just classics and good vibes.

By Neydin Milián, Lorena Magdalena Diaz, Jay Jimenez, Sergio España

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15 Actions You Can Take to Celebrate Latinx/e Heritage Month

It's Latinx/e Heritage Month! We are kicking it off by giving you 15 ways you can celebrate it in a way that honors Latinx/e heritage.

By Neydin Milián

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month 2022.

In Maryland, we’re defending the humanity of immigrants

OpEd originally published in The Washington Post

By Nick Taichi Steiner

Assistant Warden Major Mike Cronise stands in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at the Frederick County Detention Center on June 28 in Frederick. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Opinion: Coalition Wants to Be Heard by MSDE Workgroup on English Language Learners (Maryland Matters)

Labor Day weekend, the Community Workgroup on ELLs began the work of forming a grass-roots coalition to monitor, provide input to and improve the policy recommendations of the Workgroup on English Language Learners in Public Schools.

Students in CASA’s Mi Espacio afterschool program. Submitted photo.

Nehemiah Bester’s 12 Must-Reads of 2021

A collection from the ACLU of Maryland.

By Nehemiah Bester

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Veto Overrides Now: Time to Finally Enact Parole Reform and Protect Immigrants

Our legislators must override Governor Hogan’s vetoes to create a better Maryland for all.

By Neydin Milián

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