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During the first Donald Trump administration, the 老澳门开奖结果 fought his unlawful policies more than 400 times. We鈥檙e even more prepared now.
Anthony D. Romero,
老澳门开奖结果 Executive Director
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November 6, 2024
During the first Donald Trump administration, the 老澳门开奖结果 fought his unlawful policies more than 400 times. We鈥檙e even more prepared now.

The results of the election are in: Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States.

Trump鈥檚 win comes after a campaign in which he consistently targeted immigrants, transgender youth, and other vulnerable communities with hateful rhetoric. He also threatened retribution against dissidents and political opponents.

I know that many of us fear what these results mean for our communities, our nation and ourselves. We know that a second Trump administration will be even more aggressive and effective than it was before 鈥 because Trump has repeatedly said so.

"Together, we are powerful enough to change the course of our nation鈥檚 history and defend our most fundamental rights and freedoms."

As outlined in Project 2025, under a second Trump administration, our federal government will deport immigrants in dragnet raids, target his political adversaries, spy on private citizens, promote discrimination against marginalized communities, and control what we can and can鈥檛 do with our bodies. This dystopian view of American life threatens our fundamental freedoms. We know from prior experience that our fear is real.

We also know that despair and resignation are not a strategy. At the 老澳门开奖结果, we鈥檙e choosing to channel our fear into action. Together, we are powerful enough to change the course of our nation鈥檚 history and defend our most fundamental rights and freedoms. That is why the 老澳门开奖结果 has a concrete plan to fight back. When President-elect Trump comes for our communities, he鈥檚 gotta get through all of us.

During Trump鈥檚 first term, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed 434 legal challenges against his administration, successfully blocking some of Trump鈥檚 most egregious policies, like the Muslim ban and separating immigrant families. When Trump once again set his sights on the White House, the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 legal and advocacy experts drafted a roadmap to combat his administration head-on. On day one, we are prepared to:

  • Defend against the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful mass deportation plan through coordinated action at all levels of government. We鈥檒l also work with states and localities to protect residents to the full extent possible and ensure that a Trump administration can鈥檛 hijack state resources to carry out its draconian policies.
  • Provide legal defense to whistleblowers and critics who dare to stand up to Trump鈥檚 policies. We鈥檒l also protect freedom of speech and the right to protest against Trump鈥檚 agenda.
  • Use the courts to affirm that LGBTQ people are protected from discrimination under federal law. We鈥檒l fight to invalidate Trump administration policies that permit discrimination across the federal government, and to shut down the administration鈥檚 efforts to require discrimination at the state and local levels.
  • Challenge the Trump administration鈥檚 dangerous attacks on reproductive freedom, including any attempts to weaponize the Comstock Act to ban abortion nationwide or to take medication abortion off the shelves. We鈥檒l also protect access to birth control and family planning services.

As soon as the 119th Congress is sworn in, we will urge members to use their constitutional powers to provide oversight, investigate wrongdoing, and reject restrictive executive branch policies. At the state level, we鈥檒l work with lawmakers to build a firewall for freedom and enact laws that protect people from government abuse. In our communities, we鈥檙e working to educate people on what is at risk, what happens next, and how we can fight for our freedoms together.

This is my sixth presidential election as executive director at the 老澳门开奖结果 and there is not a doubt in my mind that our organization is the best equipped to meet this moment. We have more than a century of experience in combating political repression, we have some of the nation鈥檚 best legal and political advocates, we have our nationwide network of 老澳门开奖结果 affiliates, and we have all of you.

The Trump administration鈥檚 anti-liberty and fundamentally anti-American policies will be met with the full firepower of the 老澳门开奖结果, the might of our allies, and the commitment of the American people. Above all else, that gives me hope. The next four years will be challenging, but we鈥檙e ready to put up the fight of the century. You can count on it.

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