Lee Gelernt

deputy director, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project

Deputy director of the ACLU’s national Immigrants' Rights Project, and Director of the Project's Program on Access to the Courts.

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Donald Trump says he’ll deport millions of undocumented immigrants if he’s elected for a second term. Immigration lawyers across the country are ready to fight.

Immigration lawyers are preparing to battle Trump in court

Donald Trump says he’ll deport millions of undocumented immigrants if he’s elected for a second term. Immigration lawyers across the country are ready to fight.

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Seven hundred children have been separated from adults applying for asylum at the Mexican border.

Immigration enforcement and family breakups

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