Immigrant rights groups ready to challenge President-elect Trump's policies
Source: NPR
November 7, 2024 12:01 PM ET
Immigrant-rights organizations from across the country are resolute on one thing: they will fight back against any of President-elect Donald Trumps policies that target migrants.
Trump won the electoral college and the popular vote the first time for a Republican since 2004. He made immigration a major part of his campaign, and he vowed to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country without authorization.
Trump is also expected to target the U.S.s refugee resettlement program and has said he would end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally.
Weve been preparing we have the legal tools, we have the advocacy tools and, more importantly, we have people, said Maribel Hernández Rivera, the director of policy and government affairs for border and immigration at the ACLU. She called Trumps proposals cruel, adding, we are ready to challenge Trumps policies.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/07/nx-s1-5182279/immigrant-rights-border-policy-migrants-immigration-trump-election