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A year later and we still adamantly oppose the proposed immigration prison near Evanston.

When Jose Merced Lucero was born near Taos Pueblo in Nuevo Mexico in 1829, little did he know he was about to become – more or less by default – a citizen of the United States.

Immigration issues have been at the forefront of our national dialogue this summer.

Georgia native Andrew Malone joined the ACLU of Wyoming team in August. He is equipped to defend civil liberties for all Wyomingites and ready to take time and explore.

With a renewed and fortified spirit, Dalia Pedro Trujillo of Casper shares what she learned from the ACLU Membership conference.

As one the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies plans to build an immigration prison in Uinta County, a grassroots coalition is fighting back. Organizing under the banner of #WyoSayNo, the coalition is launching a series of summer events designed to build community support.

We shouldn’t have to ship Wyomingites out of state to a private prison simply because we can't hire and pay corrections officers a living wage or because our prisons and jails are so full we can no longer properly care for those under state supervision.

It's not just happening in Wyoming. Lawmakers across the county are trying to give corporate interests tools to punish people for speaking up for their communities.

#WyLeg 2018 has come to an end. Check out our legislative recap from policy director, Sabrina King.