ACLU Sues ICE for Clues on Trump’s Deportation Plans

The agency’s air operations could be expanded to assist the effort, the advocacy group says.
ACLU Sues ICE for Clues on Trump’s Deportation Plans
Guatemalans deported from the United States walk on the tarmac after landing at a Guatemalan Air Force base in Guatemala City in the first flight of deportees of the year on January 3, 2024. Johan Ordonez/AFP
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the federal government for information it says will reveal how the incoming Trump administration might expel millions of illegal immigrants.

The public records lawsuit, filed Monday in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), demands records about ICE Air Operations—the agency’s division responsible for deporting foreign nationals via commercial airlines and chartered flights.