The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued senior officials in the Trump administration over a new policy that expedites the deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States.
The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 22 at the U.S. District Court in Washington, asks the judge to declare that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy is unconstitutional and to block its enforcement.
“The Administration’s decision to expand expedited removal to a vast group of noncitizens living anywhere in the United States disregards nearly three decades of experience showing that the expedited removal process, even when used at the border for new arrivals, is rife with errors and results in widespread violations of individuals’ legal rights,” the complaint states. “The Rule is illegal.”…