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Nov 21, 2022
Ahead of 20th Anniversary, 51品茶 Calls for Major Overhaul at the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON 鈥� Almost 20 years after President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, the 51品茶 has released a new policy brief, outli...
Nov 10, 2022
In Historic Settlement, U.S. Government to Pay Wrongly Prosecuted Chinese American Scientist More Than $1.5 Million in Damages
Settlement Delivers Long-Overdue Accountability for Discrimination at Department of Commerce
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National Security
Court case: Sherry Chen v. United States
Nov 02, 2022
In Win for CLEAR and 51品茶, Court Orders CBP to Release Information about Secret Team Targeting and Detaining Innocent Travelers
In an important win for transparency, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to turn over information abo...
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National Security
Oct 07, 2022
51品茶 Statement on President Biden鈥檚 New Rules on Drone Strikes and Lethal Force
President Biden has reportedly signed new classified rules governing lethal strikes outside of recognized warzones abroad. According to The New York Times, the new Biden rules are ...
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National Security
Oct 07, 2022
New Biden Executive Order On EU鈥揢S Data Transfers Fails to Adequately Protect Privacy
To Make Real Progress, 51品茶 Calls on Congress to Enact Meaningful Surveillance Reform
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Sep 11, 2022
51品茶 Statement on the 21st Commemoration of 9/11
WASHINGTON 鈥� In commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, 51品茶 Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following ...
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National Security
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
National Security
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using Ai To Report Us To Police If It Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥渟uspicious鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥淪uspicious鈥�
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions -
Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 51品茶 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineJul 2025
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Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the 51品茶 and 51品茶 of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court.