We just sued the Trump administration for locking up unaccompanied children

Trump's war on immigrants keeps getting more heartless [ACLU of New York]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Dear {NAME}, We just filed a major class action lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s unlawful, indefinite detention of immigrant teenagers – children who immigration judges and the government’s own care providers have concluded should be released. Their prolonged detention is due to a new policy by Trump-appointee Scott Lloyd, the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, in which he must personally sign-off on their release. Under his policy, releases have nearly ground to a halt. [Learn more about our case and see our interview]( with the mother of a teen who has been stuck in detention for seven months. That’s “L.V.M.,” lead plaintiff in the case, and a 17-year-old high school student from Long Island. L.V.M. has no criminal record, but he’s just one of dozens of teens who have been detained as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on Long Island’s immigrant communities. Under Trump, ICE has swept up young immigrants on flimsy allegations of gang activity. How flimsy? Once he was in federal detention, the government accused L.V.M. of having gang tattoos … but he doesn’t have any tattoos at all. The truth is L.V.M. is not part of any gang. He fled to the US to escape the gang violence in El Salvador. L.V.M. should be home with his worried mom on Long Island, but Scott Lloyd refuses to sign off on his release. Yes, Lloyd is the same Trump appointee who has repeatedly tried to block detained immigrant women from accessing the abortion care they have a right to. The indefinite detention of L.V.M. and the rest of these children is illegal — yet another abuse of power by the Trump regime. The ACLU won’t let them get away with it. We’ll see them in court. In struggle, [Donna Lieberman] Donna Lieberman Executive Director [Defend liberty, equality & justice. Become a member »]( If you forward, the links will open to a page with your personal information. © New York Civil Liberties Union • 125 Broad Street • New York, NY 10004 This email was sent to: {EMAIL} [Privacy Statement]( | [Unsubscribe](