ACLU Idaho

In the wake of immigration raids, here and around the country, many families lost their main breadwinner and are struggling to stay afloat. In response, four non-profits came together to create the Idaho Familias Assistance Fund to support families who have been affected. A benefit concert to support the fund was organized by local bands to raise awareness and help ease the financial burden.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed it arrested 105 undocumented people in an ICE raid on Sunday in Wilder. The FBI initially reported it was serving a warrant in an investigation into illegal gambling at La Catedral Arena horse track.

A federal judge has blocked Idaho from enforcing new rules that would have limited access to HIV treatment based on immigration status.

The ACLU of Idaho is suing the state over House Bill 135, which cuts non-emergency health care benefits for unlawful immigrants.

A federal judge has blocked parts of a new Idaho immigration enforcement law while she evaluates a lawsuit challenging the law.

The ACLU of Idaho asks the Idaho Supreme Court to step in over what it calls a crisis in the new public defense system.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The ACLU of Idaho said the state’s new public defense system is leaving hundreds, if not thousands, of indigent defendants without lawyers, violating their constitutional rights.

An Idaho law barring women and girls who are intersex or transgender from participating in women’s sports is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The bilingual advocacy workshop this summer will help advocates and immigrants better understand the legal system. The SOMOS program, which means “We are” in Spanish is for anyone interested in advocacy work and civil rights. The five-week training series in Caldwell and Twin Falls starts in July. The application for the Treasure Valley sessions is tonight (June 21) at midnight Mountain Time.