10 minutes agoTrump freaks immigrants: Leave the United States with children or without them
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Following a court order to reunite more than 2,000 immigrant children who had been separated from their parents in May and June, the Trump administration has instructed immigration agents to give these parents two options: leave the country with children or leave the country without them. I directed [...]
The new directive does not allow parents to be separated from their children under the policy of zero “tolerance zero” of President Trump to rejoin their children while they await a decision on asylum, a protection sought by thousands of immigrant families fleeing from violence in Central America.
Under zero tolerance, immigration agents were instructed to separate all children from captured parents by passing illegally. Trump returned that decision with an executive order of June 20th, but did not secure a clear road towards reunification for more than 2,300 children who had already been separated.
Parents and children who entered the US after June 20th are held together in custody.
The asylum law dictates that migrants should be allowed to apply for asylum before a judge even if they have been given a deportation order. immigration rights lawyers say that by forcing parents to choose immediately between leaving the country with or without their children, it means they have been effectively hampered to seek asylum.
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