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ACLU sues over Trump’s push to broaden expedited deportations 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday over President Trump's expansion of a program that allows immigration officials to expedite deportations.

President Trump's Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday issued a rule It would allow expedited deportations nationwide for immigrants who cannot prove they have been in the country for two years. This is a major expansion since under the Biden administration, the program was limited to areas within 100 miles of the border.

Expedited deportation would allow law enforcement to carry out deportation after a brief examination without conducting a full hearing if an immigrant does not file a valid asylum claim.

“The administration's decision to extend expedited removal to vast groups of non-citizens living anywhere in the United States, even when used at the border against new arrivals, is wrong for the expedited removal process. It ignores nearly 30 years of experience showing that this often results in widespread violations of individual legal rights. The ACLU writes in its complaint: 

The ACLU's lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., claims President Trump's expansion violates federal immigration law and violates the constitutional due process rights of people eligible for expedited processing. I am doing it.

The Biden administration relied heavily on expedited removals after the end of Title 42, which allows immigrants to be quickly expelled and prohibits them from applying for asylum.

The ACLU represents the progressive immigration nonprofit Make the Road New York, which says its members are targeted by President Trump's expansion.

“Everyone in this country is entitled to due process. This is one of our government's core tenets,” Arenice Morell, co-executive director of the group, said in a statement..  

“Fast-tracking the deportation of people who entered this country to seek safety and build a life for themselves and their families instills fear in immigrant communities and forces them to be separated from their immigrants without even a chance to see a judge.” It will only increase the fear of “losing our loved ones forever,'' Morrell continued.

The Hill has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.

Wednesday's lawsuit marks the ACLU's second challenge to a major Trump administration action since Trump took office. Separately, civil rights groups are filing lawsuits over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

Contributed by Rebecca Beitsch. 

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