The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union has vowed to “fight” the incoming Trump administration's proposed policies on important issues such as abortion, border security and LGBTQ rights.
“We know that the second Trump administration will be even more aggressive and effective than before,” said Anthony Romero, the group's executive director. stated in an open letter Published on the ACLU website. “The ACLU will fight back with all its might against the Trump administration's illiberal and fundamentally anti-American policies.”
According to Romero's open letter, left-wing civil rights groups launched 434 legal challenges to President Trump during his first term, and these challenges will continue into his second term. They will, for example, “override Trump administration policies that impact gay and transgender communities, such as keeping biological men out of women's restrooms and preventing them from playing on women's sports teams.” The plan is to use the courts to
Anthony D. Romero speaks at the ACLU National Conference in Washington, DC, June 11, 2018 (Getty Images)
The ACLU also plans to focus on challenging President Trump's efforts to deport undocumented immigrants living in the United States and the new president's attempts to restrict abortion.
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During President Trump's first term, the ACLU spearheaded efforts to block his travel ban on several countries in the Middle East. Although initially successful, the Supreme Court ultimately upheld the ban. The ACLU's other challenges to Trump include going after the Trump administration for restricting abortion care for immigrant detainees, countering Trump's efforts to implement asylum restrictions on immigrants, and including a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. This included Trump's push to
The ACLU's Adri Perez Center and other activists rallied outside a Texas courthouse during a hearing demanding an end to child welfare investigations of families supporting transgender children. (Erich Schlegel/AP Image for Human Rights Campaign)
According to Romero, in his second term, President Trump has carried out “dragnet raids” against immigrants, targeted political opponents, “spyed on civilians, promoted discrimination against marginalized communities, and physically assaulted people.” “We control what we can and cannot do.” . ”
“Despair and resignation are not strategies,” Romero said. “At the ACLU, we choose to turn fear into action.”
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In addition to using the courts, the ACLU also said it intends to leverage its relationships with federal and state legislators to pursue oversight and investigation of President Trump's “restrictive executive branch policies.”
Pro-abortion activists demonstrate in Orlando, Florida. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty)
“The Trump administration's illiberal and fundamentally anti-American policies will be countered with the full strength of the ACLU, the strength of our allies, and the dedication of the American people,” Romero wrote.
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The ACLU declined to comment to Fox News, but officials pointed to June. “Roadmap” The group released an overview of the incoming administration's plan to “protect civil rights” and an analysis of the policies of President Trump and then-Democratic presidential candidate President Biden (before he withdrew).
“This November, freedom will be on the ballot,” the preamble to the roadmap states.
