Donald Trump has promised a closed border and mass deportations. Those affected are taking action now [View all]
Source: CNN
. . . The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Hispanic civil rights organization in the United States, is securing money and lawyers to fight what it is already calling potential “vicious, malevolent, cruel and ruthless” immigration policies.
“Make no mistake: Mass deportations will harm the millions targeted by Donald Trump, the families and communities they are part of — and every person in our country. They will rip parents from their children, destroy businesses and livelihoods, and devastate the fabric of our nation and our economy,” said Juan Proaño, CEO of LULAC.
A lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union says its planning for legal challenges is already well advanced.
“We have been preparing for a second Trump term for nearly a year, with a focus on the most draconian possible policies, including the threat to use the military for deportation, which is flatly illegal,” said Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney who argued many of the most high-profile cases during Trump’s first term. . . .
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/us/closed-border-trump-immigration-deportation/index.html
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