Sessions' asylum seeker rule already having an effect
Sessions' asylum seeker rule already having an effect
Thousands of victims of domestic and gang violence will be sent back
Thousands of victims of domestic and gang violence will be sent back
POSTED JULY 14, 2018
As Trump was forming his inner circle after the election, Jeff Sessions was, by far, the worst and most dangerous of the Cabinet nominees. In the year and a half since, Sessions has not disappointed. His special talent has been as an enabler of the epic Trumpian xenophobia.
As Trump was forming his inner circle after the election, Jeff Sessions was, by far, the worst and most dangerous of the Cabinet nominees. In the year and a half since, Sessions has not disappointed. His special talent has been as an enabler of the epic Trumpian xenophobia.
While we were being appalled by the separation of children from their parents on the border, Sessions issued a less publicized interpretation of law that has the potential to send thousands of migrants back into harm's way. People fleeing domestic or gang-related violence can no longer seek sanctuary in the United States.
While we were being appalled by the separation of children from their parents on the border, Sessions issued a less publicized interpretation of law that has the potential to send thousands of migrants back into harm's way. People fleeing domestic or gang-related violence can no longer seek sanctuary in the United States.
As CNN reports: "Immigrants are already being turned away at the border under Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent reinterpretation of asylum law. And advocates for them fear there may be no end to it anytime soon. In fact, immigration attorneys fear tens of thousands of migrants could be sent home to life-threatening situations before the courts are able to catch up....
As CNN reports: "Immigrants are already being turned away at the border under Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent reinterpretation of asylum law. And advocates for them fear there may be no end to it anytime soon. In fact, immigration attorneys fear tens of thousands of migrants could be sent home to life-threatening situations before the courts are able to catch up....
"Experts who work with immigrants say they fear that it will take weeks to months for any court challenge to reach a point that it could be stopped -- and thousands if not tens of thousands of immigrants could be affected in the meantime. Last month, more than 40,000 people either crossed the southern border illegally or showed up at a legal crossing without paperwork. 'More people are going to be assassinated, more people are going to suffer from domestic violence, more people are going to die," Garcia said.
"Experts who work with immigrants say they fear that it will take weeks to months for any court challenge to reach a point that it could be stopped -- and thousands if not tens of thousands of immigrants could be affected in the meantime. Last month, more than 40,000 people either crossed the southern border illegally or showed up at a legal crossing without paperwork. 'More people are going to be assassinated, more people are going to suffer from domestic violence, more people are going to die," Garcia said.
"Welcome" to Trump's America - the land of the fearful and the home of the heartless.
"Welcome" to Trump's America - the land of the fearful and the home of the heartless.
