ACLU

A federal appeals court in Massachusetts has upheld a temporary block on President Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants. The case is among several that the Trump Administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up this session.

“When you want to criminalize something, you need to do it in a clear and defined way so individuals can conform their conduct to the prohibitions,” says ACLU-NH Legal Director Gilles Bissonnette.

His case was part of a trend of nearly 2,000 students in the country who were affected by this change – including other students at Southern New Hampshire University, the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, and Rivier University.

A federal judge in Concord is ordering the government to reinstate a Dartmouth international student's legal status in the US.

Three New Hampshire students are among the plaintiffs seeking to bring a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration for its revocation of students’ legal status.

The National Education Association and its New Hampshire chapter are suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop its ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

A Dartmouth spokesperson said the federal government did not notify the school about the changes.

The federal Department of Education implemented the directive across the country last week and gave every state 10 days to comply. The New Hampshire Department of Education responded by ordering each district in the state to submit a certification form by Thursday.

The lawsuit alleges the new federal ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs violates educators’ and students’ free speech rights.

The ACLU of New Hampshire filed a FOIA to confirm reports from several news outlets that claim that the Berlin Federal Correctional Institution will hold immigration detainees.