Congressional Dems, ACLU slam Trump’s 'invasion' immigration proclamation, preview legal challenge
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Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and three other leading Democrats in Congress wrote in a letter to the White House on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day proclamation declaring that illegal immigration is an invasion of the U.S. is a “troubling and misguided interpretation of the Constitution,” which could be a precursor to legal action if Trump goes further. The congressional Democrats who signed the letter — Sens. Durbin and Alex Padilla, along with Reps. Jamie Raskin and Pramila Jayapal — were joined in it by the American Civil Liberties...
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