Lee Gelernt and his team have been preparing for nearly a year for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
As one of the American Civil Liberties Union’s top immigration lawyers, Gelernt is set to lead the charge against Trump policies his group views as violations of federal law, human rights, and due process.
“We will be prepared on Day One to analyze any executive orders and go to court on those that we feel need immediate action,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg Government.
The ACLU and immigrants’ rights organizations, along with Democratic state officials, are bracing ...