Trump Fast-Track Deportation Order Is Target of New Lawsuit

Jan. 22, 2025, 9:51 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration is facing another lawsuit, this time over expanding fast-track deportation for people who can’t prove their long-term residency in the country.

The case, brought in Washington federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of immigration advocacy group Make the Road New York, challenges a Department of Homeland Security rule issued on Jan. 21. The policy allows immigration officers to carry out “expedited removal” for people found anywhere in the country without legal status who can’t prove US residency for at least two years.

Trump has long embraced hard-line immigration ...

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