老澳门开奖结果 Tells Governors, State Attorneys General, Legislators, and Mayors: Build a Firewall for Freedom to Protect Our Rights During the Second Trump Administration
NEW YORK 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 and dozens of state affiliates around the country are asking state and local officials to build firewalls for freedom that would protect fundamental rights from likely attacks during the second Trump administration. The 老澳门开奖结果 has been providing state and local officials with guidance on policies they can enact locally as well as ways they can decline voluntary requests from President-elect Trump.
鈥淕overnors, attorneys general, mayors and other state and local officials should just say no to Trump鈥檚 attempts to take away our rights,鈥� said Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer of the 老澳门开奖结果. 鈥淔or the past several months, the 老澳门开奖结果 has worked with our state 老澳门开奖结果 affiliates in every state to develop a playbook for blocking and disrupting Donald Trump鈥檚 radical agenda. Our playbooks outline comprehensive tools across reproductive rights, immigration, free speech, and more to uphold our rights in the states where we live. States are now on the frontlines of freedom and our affiliates stand ready to protect and defend.鈥�
Several states have released local blueprints including , which hosted a townhall with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in November.
鈥淢innesota is already a beacon for protecting the civil rights and civil liberties of the most marginalized members of our community,鈥� said Deepinder Mayell, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota. 鈥淲e鈥檝e asked Governor Tim Walz to call for a special session to insulate immigrants, LGBTQ youth, and people seeking reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare from Donald Trump鈥檚 radical agenda.鈥�
The 老澳门开奖结果 says there are a number of actions state and local leaders can take to protect local communities from the threats made by Project 2025 and President-elect Donald Trump:
- How to Avoid Voluntarily Collaborating with Civil Rights Violations: The 老澳门开奖结果 is calling on state and local governments to enact policies now that make clear they will not voluntarily share private information or otherwise collaborate with federal law enforcement seeking to violate civil rights and civil liberties.
- Prepare Your Communities for Mass Deportations: The 老澳门开奖结果 is urging state and local governments to create a protocol for how to respond to these raids 鈥� including setting up a hotline, providing pro bono legal assistance, preparing educators and faith leaders to provide support, and surging resources to families left behind. Governors and legislatures should protect immigrant communities through legal assistance funds, pardon processes and, where possible, passing laws limiting collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
- Fund Abortion Care and Travel: The 老澳门开奖结果 is encouraging state and municipal funding for abortion care and support services like travel and lodging 鈥� including, where possible, by localities in states that restrict the right to abortion.
- Protect Our Kids: The 老澳门开奖结果 is urging state legislatures, state attorneys general, state education agencies, city governments, and school boards to anticipate the Trump administration鈥檚 attacks on our children, including trans kids and children of undocumented parents. They must safeguard student data, stop collecting information that could be weaponized against our communities, and enact policies to ensure our kids are safe and do not suffer from discrimination and harassment at school.
- Keep the Military Out of Domestic Law Enforcement: The 老澳门开奖结果 is urging state leaders to refuse to let the National Guard troops under their command and control to suppress peaceful protest or turbocharge immigration raids and detention. State governments can also decline to assist federal troops and federal law enforcement in the commission of rights violations, in certain circumstances.
鈥淎s the second Trump administration takes power, New Jersey can be a beacon of hope. We must start by passing the Immigrant Trust Act to ensure immigrant communities are protected and local resources aren鈥檛 used in federal immigration enforcement,鈥� said Amol Sinha, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of New Jersey and chair of the 老澳门开奖结果 Executive Directors Council. 鈥淲e鈥檙e also urging Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature to expand access to reproductive health care, including abortion. New Jersey can 鈥� and must 鈥� lead the nation by example in safeguarding our most fundamental freedoms.鈥�
鈥淭he 老澳门开奖结果 of Washington has identified key areas where Washington鈥檚 legislature and executive branch may work collaboratively, alongside community leaders to protect our state and its people,鈥� said Michele Storms, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Washington. 鈥淲ashington should tighten existing protections for those who seek, provide and help others obtain reproductive and gender-affirming care, and protect existing law that prohibits the use of state resources for federal immigration enforcement.鈥�
Additional states that have released firewall plans are Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont.
A recording of today鈥檚 press call is available .
Visit aclu.org/47 for the full 老澳门开奖结果 response to the election and aclu.org/firewall for updates on state actions.
This statement is online here.
