There are allegations that immigration officers in the United States used torture to make Cameroonian asylum seekers sign their deportation orders ahead of the elections in the United States. The Cameroonian asylum seekers that were deported were from a minority of English-speakers that had been targeted by the security forces of their government.
CNN acquired a draft memo stating that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is developing a plan to locate and deport undocumented immigrants that have not voluntarily left the United States after previously stating their intentions to leave.
The recent presidential debate discussed issues of immigration. The presidential debate moderator, Kristen Welker, asked President Trump about the president’s “zero tolerance” policy and he accused former president Obama of building the cages. Presidential candidate Biden stated that was correct but that the Obama administration did not separate parents and children. This article provides a brief history of the development of the detention center and the role that the recent United States presidents have played in the policies that impact individuals that end up in the detention centers.
President Trump has limited opportunities for asylum in the United States (U.S.). Tent camps have developed on the border as individuals wait in hopes of seeking asylum in the U.S. The coronavirus pandemic has made already difficult conditions worse for children and families living in these camps.
Donald Trump spoke at a convention center in Phoenix, Arizona in August of 2016 and described his plans for a border wall, sanctuary policies, legal immigration, DACA, and catch and release and now four years later his progress on his plans are being evaluated.
In an announcement, the Trump administration announced plans to reinstate the public charge rule, with 2019 guidance applied to all applications filed after February 24th, 2020. Despite research indicating that immigrants avoid seeking food and medical benefits, the Trump administration maintains that such a rule encourages immigrant populations to be “self-sufficient.”
A yearlong investigation, the House Committee on Homeland Security has released a report describing ICE as “failing to meet basic standards of care.” The report explicitly describes the alarming rate of neglect and abuse in medical care at detention centers run by LaSalle Corrections in particular.
When Elida sent her disabled son Gustavo to live in the US, she expected him to be temporarily detained by ICE before ultimately being released to his grandfather in South Carolina. A week later, Elida discovered through Facebook that her son was back in Guatemala. Without her knowledge, he had been sent home alone. Gustavo’s story reflects a pattern of unaccompanied migrant children sent back across the border without their parents’ knowledge of their whereabouts.
A new law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom further expands its earned income tax credit (EITC), removing the eligibility requirement that households must have children under 6 to qualify. It is hoped that through the law’s passage, more Californian families will be lifted out of poverty.
Revelations regarding Trump’s zero-tolerance policy of separating families by investigative journalist Jacob Soboroff describes the Trump administration ignoring warnings from agencies ranging from Health and Human Services (HHS) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the harms that such separations would cause. Soboroff claims that this policy was issued to instigate change in immigration law in favor of the Trump administration by “shocking” migrants and Congress.
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