ACLF files lawsuit

San Francisco, June 22: The American Civil Liberties Foundation has filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government in a court here for “barring” permanent residents from serving in the US military. The class action lawsuit filed on Thursday against the Department of Defence and Secretary of Defence James Mattis states that in an October 2017 memo, the Trump administration established that non-citizens, though permanently residing in the country, must undergo unspecified background investigations before beginning to serve the army, reports Efe news.

The lawsuit notes that with the changes established by the memo, the US government is violating the right to due process as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act. Wald stressed that “these individuals have already undergone - and passed - detailed background checks to gain status as lawful permanent residents,” and arbitrarily delaying the start of their service in the military not only violates their rights but also diminishes the strength of the US armed forces. (IANS)

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