Safe Third Country Agreements
Biden administration has announced they would suspend the ACA programs. This was also known as the safe third country, which meant people who were seeking
February 15, 2021
Category: u.s. immigration law archives
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.
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The Construction of the Wall
Trump administration made it known that building the wall between Mexico and United States would enforce safety measures. Yet, the government disregarded the fact that
February 5, 2021
Deportation Halted
Back in 2017, during Trump’s first year in office, he signed an executive order which announced the expansion of immigration enforcement. Meaning, many were at
February 5, 2021
Travel Bans
The travel ban that Trump Administration implemented changed the lives of many individuals. Before Trump left office, he expanded this ban to several other countries.
January 29, 2021
New President New Policies
Inauguration day was a day many individuals anticipated. The United States was foreseeing the arrival of a new president who could change the way America
January 21, 2021
Biden Stops Deportation
Biden wasted no time as soon as he stepped foot into office. He made two major decisions right away, number one to pause deportations for
January 21, 2021
Trumps Attempt to keep refugees out
Trump is close to finishing his time at the White House, but it is certain he wants to make one last impact on the country.
January 14, 2021
Trump Demonizing Immigrants
For the last five years that President Trump was in office, his continuous attacks on migrants was a major issue because he made it clear
January 14, 2021
2nd Stimulus
President Trump issued a stimulus check months ago to help families who were affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The stimulus was suppose to help financially
January 4, 2021
ICE’s End of the Year Report
According to Trump’s administration, ICE has released the end of the year’s report about illegal immigrants who got arrested in 2020. Per their report, 2020
January 4, 2021
TPS Extension
In recent news, it was announced that TPS has now been extended for 9 more months. This is fundamental for the six countries that qualify
December 24, 2020