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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A Brownsville man has been taken off death row but now lawyers with the ACLU are working to set him free.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A 14-year-old driver whose high-speed flight from authorities near the Texas-Mexico border ended with two Guatemalan immigrants being shot to death by a trooper in a helicopter has been recaptured after he failed to appear in court.

Friday, November 16, 2012  The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking to block a request for dashcam video and radio communications in a fatal immigrant chase north of La Joya.

Friday, November 02, 2012  State officials are asking the FBI and U.S. Justice Department to conduct an independent investigation of a fatal chase that claimed the lives of two Guatemalan immigrants north of La Joya.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Civil rights groups are demanding justice for two Guatemalan immigrants killed by gunfire from a state police helicopter during a chase north of La Joya.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Nearly a dozen people have filed a complaint against Customs and Border Protection officers at the ports of entry along the US-Mexico border.

Friday, April 27, 2012  The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in Washington State against the U.S. Border Patrol, seeking to bar agents from making traffic stops.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  The American Civil Liberties Union is claiming victory against Hidalgo County in a case from 2010. The county said the group is simply spinning it their own way.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  A McAllen judge has ruled against in favor of a group of students who had sued Hidalgo County over the way justices of the peace handled truancy cases.

Friday, November 18, 2011  The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas sent the Brownsville Independent School District a public information request Thursday.  The ACLU is asking the largest school district in South Texas about their policies regarding students' rights to freely express their faith - including through clothing or articles of faith.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a class action lawsuit against all nine justices of the peace regarding the way they handle truancy cases.

Monday, November 10, 2008  The American Civil Liberties Union says it's considering a lawsuit against Border Patrol checkpoints in Washington State.