News & Commentary about National Security

The ACLU’s National Security Project is dedicated to ensuring that U.S. national security policies and practices are consistent with the Constitution, civil liberties, and human rights.

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A police car behind a car it has pulled over alongside a highway

Nov 24, 2025

New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency

U.S. Army Soldiers standing in formation.

Nov 18, 2025

Veterans Demand Congress Pull Troops from American Cities

Nov 13, 2025

Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

Nov 4, 2025

Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”

A computer screen with a box reading "Please enter a reason for this search"

Oct 31, 2025

Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance

Oct 31, 2025

Deployments At Our Doorstep

A close-up of President Trump’s hands holding a black marker pen inscribed with “The White House” in gold lettering, moments after signing executive orders in the Oval Office.

Oct 28, 2025

How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7

Man looking in car rear-view mirror, warily

Oct 24, 2025

Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments

President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.

Oct 15, 2025

How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists

A group of National Guard troops speaking to DC civilians.

Sep 3, 2025

Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops