ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Fast-Tracking Deportations of Illegal Immigrants

The organization is suing over a DHS rule allowing rapid deportation of illegal immigrants who cannot prove two years of continuous presence in the U.S.

Guatemalan migrants deported from the United States walk on the tarmac after landing at the Air Force Base in Guatemala City in the first flight of deportees of the year, on Jan. 3, 2024. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images

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.