A memo filed by the Department of Homeland Security ahead of a Thursday federal court hearing in Minnesota says refugees applying for green cards must return to federal custody one year after they were admitted to the U.S. for review of their applications.
DHS “may maintain custody for the duration of the inspection and examination process,” said the memo, which was filed Wednesday.
Advocacy and resettlement groups slammed the order, which will likely face legal challenges and could sow confusion and fear among the nearly 200,000 refugees who came to the United States during the Biden administration. .....
“Mandating detention would lead to an illogical result,” Tunheim wrote, since refugees can’t even apply for green cards until they’ve been in the U.S. for a year. The government’s interpretation, he said, means nearly all refugees would face detention unless immigration officials conducted their review at exactly the one-year mark, (read more)
Rod's Comment: Just when you think Trump can not get any worse, he does. Not that I have really been thinking he could not get any worse. I think he can. He can get much worse. This inhumane policy, if it stands, will condemn many who fled tyranny to be returned to the country they fled, and many will no doubt be executed. Many will be returned to countries they fled, which are in the midst of civil wars or to failing states where gangs control the streets. Shameful!
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