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We Launched the First Comprehensive Civil Rights Review of Mass Deportations. Here’s How It’s Impacting Democracy.

ACLU breaks down findings from our latest report on how mass deportations are breaking our democracy.

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ACLU National Political Advocacy Division

October 7, 2026

The cattle rancher industry , Republicans in battleground states , and United Nations human rights experts have little in common. But like millions of Americans , they’ve all expressed concern that the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has gone too far.

The ACLU’s latest report, “76 Ways Mass Deportation Is Breaking Our Democracy,” provides the first comprehensive civil rights review of the impact mass deportations are having on our democracy. We found that in the administration’s vast assault on our rights and liberties, mass deportation has been its weapon of choice. It has been used as a pretext, mechanism, and distraction, sometimes all at once.…