ACLU of Kansas in the News

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Jun 6, 2025

Immigrants detained in Leavenworth federal prison live in squalor without sunlight, letters claim

Criminal Legal Reform
“Holding people in extended lockdown, and denying them access to adequate medical care, legal counsel, and even sunlight isn’t just inhumane,” Cho said. “It’s illegal.”
“Holding people in extended lockdown, and denying them access to adequate medical care, legal counsel, and even sunlight isn’t just inhumane,” Cho said. “It’s illegal.”
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Jun 4, 2025

Judge blocks private prison operator from housing ICE detainees at shuttered Kansas center

Criminal Legal Reform
A judge on Wednesday barred a major U.S. private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated...
A judge on Wednesday barred a major U.S. private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated...
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Jun 4, 2025

Leavenworth wins temporary restraining order barring CoreCivic from taking ICE detainees

Criminal Legal Reform
Esmie Tseng, spokeswoman for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, attended the hearing. She was pleased the judge heard the city’s concerns but is worried about what will happen in the future.
Esmie Tseng, spokeswoman for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, attended the hearing. She was pleased the judge heard the city’s concerns but is worried about what will happen in the future.
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Jun 2, 2025

Medical neglect, 3-day lock downs: Inside dire conditions at Kansas ICE prison

Criminal Legal Reform
The American Civil Liberties Union and several immigrant rights advocacy groups sent a letter to federal authorities Thursday calling for immediate changes in response to reports from detainees and their...
The American Civil Liberties Union and several immigrant rights advocacy groups sent a letter to federal authorities Thursday calling for immediate changes in response to reports from detainees and their...
ICE
ICE
Jun 1, 2025

ACLU sues Kansas over gender affirming care ban for minors

LGBTQ+ Rights
This week, the American Civil Liberties Union announced that they are representing two families of transgender youth in a lawsuit against Kansas bill SB 63, a ban on gender affirming care for minors.
This week, the American Civil Liberties Union announced that they are representing two families of transgender youth in a lawsuit against Kansas bill SB 63, a ban on gender affirming care for minors.
SB 63
SB 63
May 31, 2025

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Kansas's ban on youth gender medicine

LGBTQ+ Rights
"Our clients and every Kansan should have the freedom to make their own private medical decisions and consult with their doctors without the intrusion of Kansas politicians," said D.C. Hiegert, civil...
"Our clients and every Kansan should have the freedom to make their own private medical decisions and consult with their doctors without the intrusion of Kansas politicians," said D.C. Hiegert, civil...
SB 63
SB 63