Press Releases

ACLU of Iowa Honors West Des Moines Student Who Raised $15,000 for Immigrant, Refugee Scholarship

Nyibol Chol, 18, is the winner of the Robert Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award
Issue Areas: Student Rights

ACLU of Iowa Statement Regarding Des Moines Police's Release of ALPR Records

The Des Moines Police Department just responded to our request for ALPR records, made more than three months ago.

Automatic License Plate Reader Report Raises Concerns About Expansion of Government Surveillance in Iowa

A new report shows that an enormous surveillance network is being built with automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in Iowa.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Iowa’s Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law

Ruling Protects Families and Upholds Constitutional Limits on State Power
Issue Areas: Immigrants’ Rights