{"id":2030817,"date":"2023-09-13T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-accuse-aclu-of-hypocrisy-for-immigration-legal-fights-under-trump-not-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:15:57","slug":"republicans-accuse-aclu-of-hypocrisy-for-immigration-legal-fights-under-trump-not-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-accuse-aclu-of-hypocrisy-for-immigration-legal-fights-under-trump-not-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans claim ACLU is hypocritical for challenging immigration policies under Trump but not under Biden."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-accuse-aclu-of-hypocrisy-for-immigration-legal-fights-under-trump-not-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030817&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans Accuse ACLU of Hypocrisy in\u2063 Immigration Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans have accused the \u2062American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of hypocrisy for prioritizing the fight against family separations under the Trump administration while seemingly neglecting the issue of unaccompanied minor children missing under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing\u200b of the \u200bHouse Homeland \u200bSecurity\u200c Committee, GOP lawmakers \u200ccriticized\u200b ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt for showing more concern \u2063over the 5,500 children separated from their parents under Trump than the 85,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-dhs-secy-claims-no-crisis-at-u-s-mexico-border-despite-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s DHS secy. claims \u2018no crisis\u2019 at U.S.-Mexico border despite migrant surge\">000 unaccompanied children<\/a> who were recently revealed to be unaccounted for after being released\u2063 into the \u200dcountry.<\/p>\n<h3>Seeking Clarity on the ACLU&#8217;s Approach<\/h3>\n<p>Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) questioned Gelernt about\u200d the differing approaches of the\u2062 ACLU in protecting immigrant children under the two administrations.\u2063 He asked if the ACLU planned to sue the Biden administration over the 85,000 missing \u2062children.<\/p>\n<p>Gelernt responded, &#8220;I think we always will sue\u200d whichever administration is in place, but I think on\u200b those children \u2014 that we don&#8217;t\u200b know that\u2062 they \u200dwere missing. I\u200c suspect \u200cthat their sponsors often don&#8217;t answer calls from the government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans continued to press Gelernt \u200bon the issue, but his response remained consistent \u2014 the ACLU believes the 85,000 children are not missing, but rather their\u2064 sponsors are not responding\u200d to government calls.<\/p>\n<h3>Criticizing the Biden Administration&#8217;s Policies<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) criticized the \u2062Biden administration for discontinuing rapid DNA testing of \u2063immigrants claiming to be families at the border. He argued that the\u2064 administration claims it\u200b is inhumane \u2062to separate families, yet they do not even verify if the individuals being brought over are actually\u200d related.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), chairman of the House Homeland\u200d Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, questioned Gelernt\u2064 about the potential violation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a> for the \u200c85,000 missing children.<\/p>\n<p>Gelernt responded, \u2064&#8221;Our \u200bview\u2064 is that those children \u200care not\u200d likely missing, that\u2064 sponsors don&#8217;t simply answer the phone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Higgins countered, &#8220;The sponsors are not real. You know that, right? It&#8217;s a racket. It\u2019s a sponsor racket. Our hope\u2064 is \u2063that the ACLU takes a serious look at exactly what kind of cases the \u2062ACLU is taking up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Urge the \u2062ACLU to Reconsider Legal Action<\/h3>\n<p>Chairman Green and others urged Gelernt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-accuse-aclu-of-hypocrisy-for-immigration-legal-fights-under-trump-not-biden\/\" title=\"Republicans claim ACLU is hypocritical for challenging immigration policies under Trump but not under Biden.\">reconsider taking legal\u200d action<\/a> against the Biden administration. They suggested that if the ACLU truly\u200d seeks to hold both\u200d parties accountable, this would be an\u200b appropriate case to \u200bpursue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll be watching to see because I think \u2064if\u200c you really do take\u2062 on both, both parties \u200badministrations, this one would be a good one for you guys to look into,&#8221; Green said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/republicans-accuse-aclu-of-hypocrisy-in-immigration-debate\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans accused the ACLU of hypocrisy, claiming they prioritize opposing Trump&#8217;s family separations over aiding missing unaccompanied minors under Biden. 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