The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a lawsuit searching for details about the nation’s airline used for deportation flights — data it says might be key for pricing collectively a “road map” for the way the incoming Trump administration will perform promised mass deportations.
The general public data lawsuit in opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeks particulars about ICE Air, which was used to take away some 140,000 individuals final 12 months.
An announcement from the group expresses “concerns that ICE’s infrastructure, including its air operations network, could be expanded to assist the Trump administration in its efforts to deport more than 11 million people from the United States.”
“For months, the ACLU has been preparing for the possibility of a mass detention and deportation program, and FOIA litigation has been a central part of our roadmap,” Kyle Virgien, an lawyer on the ACLU’s Nationwide Jail Undertaking, stated in a press release.
“A second Trump administration underscores the urgency of our litigation.”
On the marketing campaign path, Trump stated he would perform the biggest mass deportation in American historical past, focusing on the estimated 12 million individuals illegally dwelling in U.S.
Whereas previous efforts have focused newer arrivals, Trump has stated he would go after those that have been dwelling and dealing within the U.S. for years.
Trump signaled Monday that he would declare an immigration nationwide emergency and use navy property to hold out mass deportations, writing “TRUE!!!” in response to the declare on his social media web site.
“President Trump will marshal every federal and state power necessary to institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers in American history,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in a press release.
