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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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Aug 28, 2026

Statement of the ACLU of Hawaiʻi on the University of Hawaii’s Response to First Amendment Concerns

Addressing Free Speech and Civil Liberties Policies on Campus
FREE SPEECH UH

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