Statement of ACLU of Massachusetts on the State of the Union address
If the state of the union is strong, it is despite Donald Trump. The strength of our nation comes from the people.
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If the state of the union is strong, it is despite Donald Trump. The strength of our nation comes from the people.
The Boston Globe editorial board has endorsed a statewide moratorium on face surveillance technology, a key goal of the ACLU’s “Press Pause on Face Surveillance” campaign.
In America, nobody is above the law—including Customs and Border Protection officials.
Cambridge joins a growing movement of municipalities banning face surveillance technology.
Under what was dubbed the “Migrant Protection Protocols” by the Trump administration, tens of thousands of asylum-seekers have been sent to dangerous cities along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Northampton now joins two other municipalities in Massachusetts—Brookline and Somerville—which passed bans earlier this year.