Congressman Mark Harris challenges ACLU’s campaign against Trump’s deportation vow

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has initiated a campaign to counteract President Donald Trump’s vow to deport illegal aliens. However, Congressman Mark Harris, representative from North Carolina and pastor, has voiced his dissent against the ACLU’s move, stating that not all individuals entering the country qualify as asylum seekers.

Harris believes that if the ACLU genuinely empathized with the plight of asylum seekers, they would not attempt to expedite the current administration’s process since it could potentially stymie those with legitimate claims. Trump’s pledge targets illegal aliens, with initial focus on criminals and potential threats to the nation, such as the members of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, which currently operates in more than a dozen U.S. states, including North Carolina, which Harris represents.

Highlighting the voters’ desire for law and order, Harris asserted that Trump’s triumph in the 2024 elections served as a ‘mandate’ for border security reinforcement. Having recently joined Congress, Harris expressed the necessity for secure borders and stringent immigration law enforcement.