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ACLU of Hawaiʻi attorney Leilani Stacy has filed several winning habeas petitions. (Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026)

Locked Up Too Long? Legal Tactic Challenges Hawaiʻi ICE Detentions

Joaquin David Rico-Tapia had been held at Honolulu’s Federal Detention Center for six weeks when his attorney filed a special petition last September arguing he had been illegally detained as his deportation case went forward.

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Jul 28, 2026

PRESS RELEASE - Hawaiʻi Legislators and Community Advocates Celebrate Landmark Immigrant Justice Laws and Honor Lives Lost to Immigration Enforcement

Hawaiʻi celebrates six landmark immigrant justice laws while honoring 64 lives lost to immigration enforcement.
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May 15, 2017

Leadership transition at local ACLU planned for 2018

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May 11, 2017

Disability discrimination at Honolulu International Airport leads to complaint against US Customs and Border Protection, Federal Bureau of Prisons

The ACLU of Hawai‘i has filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties on behalf of a deaf tourist from Japan who was illegally denied access to effective communication during hours of interrogation and detention.

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Apr 19, 2017

Eight to Watch - April 2017

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Mar 22, 2017

Legislative program mid-session report now online

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Mar 07, 2017

COMPLAINT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OVER CITY OF HONOLULU'S CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS (2015)

A 2015 complaint from the ACLU of Hawai‘i to the Department of Justice regarding the criminalization of houselessness.

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Feb 24, 2017

Body cameras = law enforcement transparency. Let us continue to keep them accountable. Act now!

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Feb 17, 2017

Op-ed: Looking past the repeal of DACA, the fight for the soul of our country starts at home

We stand with all immigrants and their families in Hawai‘i and across America.

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Feb 13, 2017

ACLU-Hawaii opinion piece: Travel ban – it’s poor policy and offensive

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Feb 13, 2017

ACLU-Hawaii opinion piece: Travel ban - it's poor policy and offensive

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