Asylees in Distress
For the past several months, individuals who have been seeking asylum in the United States have been turned away because of the new regulations that
August 14, 2020
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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Farmworkers during Covid-19
The entire United States is going through a difficult time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many have needs and have to work even through this crisis
August 7, 2020
DACA
Many children who come at a very young age to the United States should be entitled to receive benefits just like the US citizen children; they’ve lived there entire lives here they should have some sort of protection. The Trump Administration has tried to stump new applications from being accepted and it has caused a major issue to those who are trying to apply for the first time for the deferred action.
August 2, 2020
Safe Country
The United States has always been known for being a safe place for many people around the world to come into feeling protected. In a recent article published by Immigration Impact, “A Canadian court has ruled that the United States is no longer a country to which the Canadian government could safely return asylum seekers who crossed the U.S-Canada land border.” Canada asks that any Canadian that enters the US be sent back to the country; this will occur until January 2021.
August 2, 2020
Immigrant Children under Custody
When we think about children being in custody, imprisoned because they are looking to come to the US for a better life, we think how unjust it is. A child should not have to undergo what an adult does while being detained for trying to cross the border.
August 2, 2020
Illegal Immigrants Do Not Count
In a recent article posted by the The Hill, stated that the Trump Administration addressed they would implement a new regulation during the next census that would exclude all illegal immigrants. This is inhumane and it is something that will cause a major issue in the country. It seems like the US is trying to cause a war between citizens and those who are non-citizens of the US. The world is already facing a hardship; we do not need to add more hate into our world by not counting those who live here undocumented.
August 2, 2020
Corona Virus impacts Immigration
Covid-19 has caused a lot of stain on many individuals and especially on immigrants attempting to make it over to the US. According to Fox
July 24, 2020
Immigration Halt
The trump administration is looking for ways to halt the immigration and even to prevent legal immigration from happening. This issue has been going on
July 24, 2020
Census Executive Order
Every 10 years the United States provides us with a census which keeps track of all individuals who live in the US. However, recently he
July 24, 2020
Reinstate DACA
DACA has been a controversy since DHS has halted the program. DACA has been utilized by many undocumented individuals who were brought to the states
July 24, 2020