Civil Liberties Convening for Legal and Technology Leaders January 12, 2017 Twitter HQ, San Francisco
Welcome Vijaya Gadde General Counsel | Twitter Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
OpeningRemarks Elisa Della-Piana Legal Director | Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the Bay Area Christine Sun Legal and Policy Director | ACLU of Northern California Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Promoting Environmental Rights Michael Wall Co-Director of Litigation | Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council t he earth’s best defense
Health, Communities, Environment What we are fighting for All people have a right to clean air, safe water, and a healthy environment Polluters to fix the harm they cause Our children to inherit a livable planet Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Our Values, Under Attack The threat we face • Anti-science, climate deniers • Emboldened polluters • A disempowered public
Environmental Rights, Environmental Justice Our Task Stopping rollbacks Protecting communities Promoting transparency and accountability Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Fighting Back What we must do Win in the courts Tell compelling stories Mobilize the public Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Our Litigation Online toolkits to support Needs localized advocacy Using technology and analytics to break through the noise Big data infrastructure development Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Safeguarding Privacy and Free Speech Nicole Ozer Technology & Civil Liberties Policy Director| ACLU of California
Trump will have keys to massive surveillance infrastructure. Our key defenses Understand the Big Picture REVEAL Surveillance RESIST Surveillance & Protect Dissent BUILD for New Threat Model - stronger local, state & company protections Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
REVEAL Sunlight is a strong disinfectant
REVEAL: Transparency Reports
Knowing is half the battle... • Exposed proposed Oakland Domain Awareness Center • Exposed secret San Jose drone • Never built • Grounded • Exposed City of Fresno Police surveillance: The Beware Social Media US city that beat Big Surveillance Police apologize for drone Brother secrecy, promise • Dismantled transparency The new way police are surveilling you: Calculating your threat ‘score’ Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Knowing is half the battle… • Exposed high levels of warrantless digital surveillance in CA • Exposed secret social • CalECPA enacted- media surveillance warrant for all digital info around country • Exposed proposed • Companies cut off Santa Clara County California is winning stingray the digital privacy fight • Never purchased Police Searches Of Social Media Face Privacy Pushback A Police Gadget Tracks Phones? Shhh! It’s Secret Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Want to Help Us REVEAL? PRA & FOIA requests & review & potential litigation Public meeting/local and state policy review More robust & granular transparency reports Infographics/mapping Technology and statistical analysis Systems for faster document review and tracking Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Digital surveillance demands Want to Creative leveling-up to CA laws join us in Legal support for users RESISTANCE? Technological tools for surveillance self-defense KYR surveillance & free speech self- defense – materials and distribution Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
California & National surveillance Want to campaigns Partner with Us Oakland, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Berkeley, in BUILDING? Fresno, BART, and others in CA & around country. StateECPA Baking in stronger company policies & systems for new threat model collection, retention, use & disclosure privacy & security by default protection for dissent and free speech/due process systems Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Preparing to Protect Immigrants’ Rights Under a Trump Administration Julia Harumi Mass Senior Staff Attorney | ACLU of Northern California
Trump’s 10 -Point Plan 1. Build a wall. 2. End catch-and-release. 3. Move criminal aliens out day one, in joint operations with local, state, and federal law enforcement. 4. End sanctuary cities. 5. Terminate Obama’s executive actions. Enforce all immigration laws, triple number of ICE agents. 6. Suspend issuance of visas to any place where adequate screening cannot occur. 7. Ensure that other countries take their people back. 8. Implement biometric entry-exit visa tracking system. 9. Turn off the jobs and benefits magnet. 10. Reform legal immigration to serve the best interests of America and its workers.
Deporting What Can 11 million We Expect? people More recently – focus on 2-3 • million “criminal aliens” Includes arrestees and alleged • gang members
What Does This Mean? Neighborhood and Work Place Raids Use of summary removal procedures Vast Expansion of Immigration Detention, especially at the border Increased use of local and state law enforcement, threats to sanctuary cities Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
The U.S. Immigration “Justice” System Removal Who is Proceedings impacted? • Civil proceeding – less due process • Arriving asylum seekers • Mandatory detention for many minor • Children offenses • Long term green card holders • Isolation in detention • Anyone without authorization, • Lack of counsel regardless of length of time in • Lack of discretion to provide relief – the country disproportionate consequences
Resistance is Effective
Knowledge is Power Equipping Communities with Info On: How to respond to ICE at home • How to prepare for a work place raid • Know your rights with the police • Know your rights in immigration • proceedings Working with schools and local • government to protect data and privacy Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Litigation is Powerful Constitutional Violations • Significant current research needs: rights of schools, clinics, private parties • Freedom of Information Act litigation • Enjoining racial profiling, 4 th Amendment, due process violations – fed and local • Challenging new regulations • Individual damages actions – as many as we can file!
Preparation is Key Current Needs 2007 – 2008 Our Response Model Infrastructure to Raids • Red cards • Intake • United Way • Data management • Network of Legal Representation Immigration Attorneys • Immediate consultation – expertise needed • Suppression Motions (pro bono opportunity) • Appeals (pro bono opportunity) Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
SPACE, SECURITY, Our TECHNOLOGY Wish List Production and dissemination of public education material – especially to rural communities Office space for many near immigration court (630 Sansome/100 Montgomery) Security services for data systems, email Database for managing intake, pro bono assignments in immigration cases Funding to increase removal defense staff, for office space and resources Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
LEGAL RESOURCES Our Community-based KYR presentations Wish List Increase pool of immigration attorneys through secundment Interpreter services to support pro bono participation Challenging constitutional violations in: • Individual suppression motions • Immigration court appeals • Damages cases (at border and beyond) • Impact litigation + advance research Nationwide need, nationwide opportunities Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
Protecting Muslim Communities Aarti Kohli Executive Director| Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Community Impact
What is a Muslim Registry? Framework Rescinded NSEERS 2016 2002 83,000 Registered 13,000 Deported
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? NSEERS AGAIN? SURVEILLANCE IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
GETTING READY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STATE AND LOCAL POLICY ADVOCACY LITIGATION AND LEGAL SERVICES Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
DATA AND SURVEILLANCE SECURITY CREATING AND HOW CAN PROMOTING CONTENT YOU HELP? TRANSLATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS PRO BONO SUPPORT Have a Question? Email ACLU@Twitter.com and we will answer it during Q&A
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