Back to News & Commentary ACLU Calls on Congress to to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations ACLU and partners urged members of Congress during Community Safety Week to pass legislation that allows people to sue federal law enforcement when they violate their rights. , Director of Policy and Government Affairs , ACLU Justice Division May 21, 2026 ACLU and partners urged members of Congress during Community Safety Week to pass legislation that allows people to sue federal law enforcement when they violate their rights. Teyana Gibson Brown was home with her husband, 9-year-old daughter, and 11-year-old cousin in January when ten masked and heavily-armed federal agents stormed into her house. The federal agents smashed through her front door with a battering ram. They pointed their rifles at Teyana and her family members as she stood in the doorway repeatedly demanding a warrant. The federal agents never provided any judicial warrant.…