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“The United States has long served as a refuge for people fleeing persecution abroad, as we declare proudly on the Statue of Liberty. Trump’s attempted border shutdown is an affront to our history and our values, and it will impose incalculable suffering on refugees fleeing for their lives.”
“Since World War I, the United States has naturalized non-citizen soldiers before they deploy, so that they serve — and perhaps die — as citizens of the nation they serve. Congress has recognized for a century that this is proper, and the Pentagon has no right to change it.”
"Trump’s pardon of two Metropolitan Police Department officers convicted for their roles in the murder of Karon Hylton-Brown and subsequent coverup is an affront to both public safety and the legitimacy of law enforcement."
“President Trump’s decision to fast track deportations is chaotic, unfair, and inhumane. We hope the courts will order President Trump to do his constitutional duty to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.'"
"The federal workforce executive order is a power-grab by Trump, expanding his authority to fire employees he perceives as insufficiently loyal. Federal workers should not be fired because they are more loyal to the U.S. Constitution than they are to the president."