The ACLU however is not defending people's unilateral right to live in the US. They are defending the right to due process and the ability to apply for humanita

The ACLU however is not defending people's unilateral right to live in the US. They are defending the right to due process and the ability to apply for humanitarian refugee status. If it can be shown that undocumented immigrants were afforded those, then the ACLU hasn't gotten involved to the best of my knowledge.