News & Commentary
Jun 05, 2025
Are your local police collaborating with ICE?
The number of 287(g) ICE agreements has quintupled this year in South Carolina. Find out if your community is affected.
By Paul Bowers
Apr 16, 2025
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided
By Hina Shamsi
Dec 23, 2014
Immigration reform makes sense for all
December 23, 2014. Island Packet, Hilton Heads. By Victoria Middleton. At a recent public event on immigration reform, U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford made disappointing comments, suggesting that a guest worker program might provide legal redress for undocumented workers. The ACLU opposes merely expanding the existing guest worker program, which is riddled with civil liberties abuses. We call on our members of Congress to craft a broad path to citizenship that creates a level playing field for all eligible immigrants. Potential concerns with the "work-visa only" approach would be inadequate worker protections; the inability of guest workers to come with their family members; and the lack of promise of an eventual path to citizenship.
Aug 23, 2014
Child refugees should get due process
August 23, 2014. Charleston. Post & Courier. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director. This long, hot summer has not brought out the best in our elected officials.
Mar 03, 2014
South Carolina's immigration dispute could soon be over
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press March 3, 2014
Sep 06, 2013
Don’t focus on enforcement in immigration reform debate
By Victoria Middleton — Special to The Herald
Sep 02, 2013
Broken immigration system
September 2, 2013. Spartanburg Herald Journal. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director, ACLU of South Carolina. It is widely known that our country’s immigration system is broken. The status quo — which keeps millions of aspiring Americans in the shadows and in legal limbo — does not meet the needs of South Carolina business, does not promote public safety in our communities, and certainly does not respect our cherished civil liberties.
May 29, 2013
Senator Graham Key To Federal Immigration Reform
May 29, 2013. Free Times. By Corey Hutchins. Columbia, SC. In Washington, D.C., Congress is tackling a sweeping immigration reform proposal, led in part by South Carolina’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Lindsey Graham.
Apr 24, 2013
SC groups say now is time for immigration reform
April 24, 2013. The State. Bruce Smith, Associated Press. CHARLESTON, SC. Representatives of several statewide groups said Wednesday now is the time for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform and they praised U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for his role in getting a bill to the Senate.
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