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Special screening this Saturday

Saturday, May 18 at 7:00 PM
Benezet House
Penn Center on St. Helena Island, Beaufort
Free and Open to the Public

Directed and produced by Daniel DeVivo and Valeria Fernandez,Two Americans is a riveting documentary that traces the parallel stories of Joe Arpaio, America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” and Katherine Figueroa, the then 9-year-old American daughter of undocumented immigrants arrested in a sheriff's workplace raid.

The heart wrenching story of the Figueroa family is one that many families have experienced across the country. Local and federal enforcement measures targeting hard-working, contributing members of our communities must end and Congress must work toward a common sense immigration reform that includes an expeditious and inclusive roadmap to citizenship. Families like the Figueroas can no longer afford to wait.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Charleston SC. The ACLU of SC, NAACP (Charleston branch), the South Carolina AFL-CIO and the South Carolina Progressive Network held a press conference on Wednesday April 24 to highlight the need for passage of legislation that includes a pathway to citizenship.

Read the AP press report.


"Promote fair federal immigration policy reform that keeps families together."

Your rights when encountering police (pdf 281KB)

Sus Derechos Ante el Art. 17-13-170 (pdf 1770KB)

Report of Immigration Law Enforcement Incidents (pdf 124 KB)
This report may be mailed (address on form) or faxed to 843-720-1428

Denuncia de Conducta Policial Indebida (pdf 84 KB)
This report may be mailed (address on form) or faxed to 843-720-1428

Ultima Actualización de la Enmienda a la Ley de Inmigración Ilegal de SC (SB20)

Status of the Amended SC Illegal Immigration Reform Act (SB20)

Civil society or surveillance society?

“If I’m not doing anything wrong, why should I care if the police are watching me?”

There’s no question that in a serious crime surveillance tools could appropriately be deployed to solve a crime. However, allowing permanent warrantless surveillance of citizens is another matter. It is a basic tenet of our society that we do not watch people just in case they do something wrong.

The ACLU of South Carolina welcomes our legislators' efforts (H3514 and S395) to provide oversight on the use of unmanned surveillance vehicles (UAVs), commonly called drones, by law enforcement agencies.

Use of surveillance tools should respect the balance between our core values of security and privacy.

Balancing security, privacy

Read our Op-Ed column

Testimony to General Laws Subcommittee on Drones (H3514)

Visit our Privacy & Technology page for more information

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