In recent news, in an article titled, Trump Administration Begins Sending Asylum Seeker to Guatemala, this past Tuesday under a new rule the U.S. has decided to send back asylum seekers from Honduras and El Salvador back to Guatemala. Unbelievably the U.S government has come to an agreement to send asylum seekers without their consent back to Guatemala when arriving to the U.S borders without a visa or permission of entry. This now means, refuges will be denied any sort of entry or protection unless they are able provide enough evidence and proof to an asylum officer that they are at risk of being tortured and victimized if they are sent to Guatemala.
This idea of “Safe Third Country” has been an objective that the Trump administration has tried to pass and are still attempting to convince other countries that rest along the borders to also sign to allow refugees to seek asylum in their country rather than the U.S. In addition, the U.S had claimed that the Department of Homeland Security had verified that Guatemala was fit to properly evaluate and provide fair measures to determine whether the refugee was eligible for asylum. Yet, eyebrows were raised when it was found that the asylum office in Guatemala had fewer than ten employees. Days before this agreement was set to carry out, Department of Homeland Security made claims that they were unsure whether Guatemala would be able to provide the proper needs for refugees such as food, shelter and other necessities.
Trump administration needs to properly reconsider the new rule before allowing it to go into full effect. Refugees come the U.S with the intention of seeking help and protection and should not be thrown into a country where they too face life threating events.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began back in March of 2020, many immigrants have been left out from the relief packages that the United States has distributed to Americans, those include stimulus checks, rent assistance etc.
Many question how many deaths have occurred in the hands of detention centers during these tough times. According to an article posted by Immigration Impact,
Former president Trump was deporting many children and families without giving them the opportunity to seek protection in the United States. Families arriving from Guatemala,
ICE announced that they would be making changed to the detention centers by facilitating covid-19 test for families, arranging travel for them and will allow them to be released within three days.
ICE announced that they would be making changed to the detention centers by facilitating covid-19 test for families, arranging travel for them and will allow them to be released within three days.
ICE announced that they would be making changed to the detention centers by facilitating covid-19 test for families, arranging travel for them and will allow them to be released within three days.
Courts overruled Trump’s attempt to make the citizenship test hard for those who were becoming U.S citizens. According to an article posted by Immigration Impact, “The Trump-era version added 28 new questions that immigration advocates and attorneys criticized for being overly complicated and confusing, especially for people who do not speak English as their first language.
J1 Visa holder were impacted when the Trump administration put a ban on their travel. Not only was it difficult for them but also for
Immigration has always been a topic that many are either pro, con or divided. It’s a topic that for many years has caused controversy; though
Luckily days before Trump administration left office, Biden was able to strike down the policies that Trump wanted to implement. The major one was stopping the “safe third country”. Instead of sending immigrants to a different country to ask for asylum, they will be able to ask for asylum at the US border.
Youths who apply for the, “special immigrant juvenile” are eligible to apply for work permits. According to Safe Passage Project, “Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is an immigration classification available to certain undocumented immigrants under the age of 21 who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned by one or both parents.
H1B holders were in a predicament when president Trump targeted them. H1B workers consist of individuals who have obtained their bachelors (or higher) degree in
