ACLU is set to create a rapid response team to stop illegal immigrants getting deported under the Trump administration.

The not-for-profit American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has seen membership and donations soar since the White House's executive order on migration blocking travel for citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries.

As the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) closes in on migrants, the group is launching a special unit to make sure those facing deportation are given access to counsel immediately.

U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a joint press conference in Palm Beach, Florida

More than 160 foreign nationals were detained in Los Angeles alone last week, according to ABC, but ICE Field Office Director David Marin said they were nothing our of the ordinary.

Despite the Obama administration deporting a record 2.5million people to earn himself the nickname Deporter in Chief among rights activists, the ACLU predict things will only get worse under Trump.

The group's senior attorney Lee Gelernt told ABC News: 'This administration is just getting started and we're anticipating much worse.

'His rhetoric is already scaring a lot of people in immigrant communities.'

Trump's immigration move has been vehemently opposed by some civilians who have staged protests all over the world.

The President meets Japanese and Canadian leaders this week.

Demonstrators march to the Plaza Angel Independencia February 12, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico

The new team will pair private law firms and local community groups with those individuals facing deportation.

Trump's executive order, which is being fought in the courts, banned nationals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Sudan from entering the US.

In response to the Republican's election, the ACLU has received almost $80million in donations and membership rates have doubled in that time.