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Sent away and silenced

Sent Away and Silenced: The Human Toll of ICE’s Unprecedented Transfers to the Anchorage Correctional Complex

In June 2025, ICE transferred a group of forty-one immigrants from the Lower 48 to Alaska to be held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, a criminal jail, under federal civil immigration authority. As documented through ACLU of Alaska interviews and sworn declarations from the impacted immigrants and their attorneys, as well as information obtained through public record requests, the experience of these individuals in ICE custody at ACC shows what happens when a civil legal process is routed through a punitive, opaque, and dangerous carceral system.
News & Commentary
Voting Prison Project

*UPDATED* Voting guidance for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Alaskans (2026)

Many Alaskans who are pre-trial, completing their sentence for non-felonies, or are formerly incarcerated have the right to vote.
News & Commentary
Abatement/ sweeps

Half a million dollars to push people down the road

An 1,100 page records request from the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities reveal key details about how state money is being allocated to address the housing crisis.
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Report immigration enforcement actions

Report immigration enforcement activities in Alaska

The ACLU of Alaska is monitoring increased immigration enforcement across the state. 

Press Releases

Planned Parenthood Sues to Expand Abortion Access in Alaska

Lawsuit challenges Alaska’s unconstitutional telehealth abortion ban

New ACLU report illustrates human toll of ICE’s unprecedented transfer to Alaska

One year after 41 immigration detainees were transferred to the Anchorage Correctional Complex, it remains unclear if critical changes have been made to meet federal civil detention standards.

ACLU of Alaska Executive Director Mara Kimmel Announces Retirement

Kimmel will serve as executive director until the role is filled