The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking information on how the agency will implement President-elect Donald Trump's plan to mass deport illegal immigrants. Ta.
The ACLU is suing authorities to obtain clues about the ICE airline operation, a network of charter flights used to repatriate thousands of illegal immigrants each year who have been ordered deported.
The ACLU reveals how these operations could quickly expand to fulfill President Trump's promise of mass deportations when he took office, and how the U.S. military could become involved. It is said that the purpose is to
Trump vowed to launch the largest “mass deportation operation” of illegal aliens in U.S. history on his first day in office next year, but he has doubled down on that threat since winning the presidential election earlier this month.
On Monday, President Trump confirmed reports that he planned to declare a national emergency to commit military resources as part of a mass deportation operation.
of guardian report The legal action comes after the ACLU Southern California Foundation (ACLU SoCal) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking details on how ICE will expand its private charter flights to facilitate deportations. It is what I received.
According to the ACLU, ICE did not respond to a FOIA request filed in August.
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“While little is known about how President-elect Trump will implement his plan for mass deportation, what we do know is that this proposal is already instilling fear in immigrant communities.” said Eva Bitran, director of immigrant rights at the ACLU of Southern California. be statement.
“The public has a right to know how their taxpayer dollars are being used to fund deportation flights that will tear apart not only families but our communities.”
President Trump's pledge is not without precedent.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s carried out It is the largest illegal alien deportation program, sending approximately 1.2 million illegal aliens back to their home countries in the process.
