ACLU of Kansas in the News

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Jan 28, 2025

Kansas judges hear case on drivers license gender markers for transgender people

LGBTQ+ Rights
Meanwhile, the court is also considering a separate appeal from the same case where the ACLU argues Kobach's position violates the constitutional rights of transgender people.
Meanwhile, the court is also considering a separate appeal from the same case where the ACLU argues Kobach's position violates the constitutional rights of transgender people.
Court
Court
Jan 28, 2025

Kansas bills would end grace period for mail ballots and ban ranked-choice voting

Voting Rights
Opponents included several civil rights groups and civic organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters and the Disability Rights Center.
Opponents included several civil rights groups and civic organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters and the Disability Rights Center.
voting bill
voting bill
Jan 23, 2025

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’

Immigrants' Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union estimates that ICE is considering an expansion of immigrant detention space across at least eight states, in locations ranging from Leavenworth, Kansas, to the outskirts of...
The American Civil Liberties Union estimates that ICE is considering an expansion of immigrant detention space across at least eight states, in locations ranging from Leavenworth, Kansas, to the outskirts of...
Trump
Trump
Jan 22, 2025

Kansas lawmakers eye resolution urging governor to work with Trump on immigration

Criminal Legal Reform
The ACLU in December announced that documents it had obtained revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity in Kansas....
The ACLU in December announced that documents it had obtained revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was "actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity in Kansas....
Trump
Trump
Jan 22, 2025

Kansas House bill would use driver’s license records to look for voters who are not citizens

Immigrants' Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas expressed concerns over data privacy, pandering to conspiracy theories of illegal voting and inadequate appeals processes.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas expressed concerns over data privacy, pandering to conspiracy theories of illegal voting and inadequate appeals processes.
KS House
KS House
Jan 16, 2025

ICE, DHS seeking to add another detention center to Kansas

Immigrants' Rights
An immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down by the federal government in 2021. Four years later, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) discovered that the facility could...
An immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down by the federal government in 2021. Four years later, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) discovered that the facility could...
ICE
ICE