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Increase in US Immigration Enforcement Likely to Mean Jump in Deportations
February 03, 2017 | WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear in executive orders issued last week that he intends to strengthen enforcement of U.S. immigration laws — and that is likely to mean an increase in deportations.
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Trump: Judge's 'Ridiculous' Ruling Blocking Travel Ban 'Will Be Overturned'
February 04, 2017 - President Donald Trump responded Saturday after a federal judge temporarily blocked his executive order banning travel to the U.S. from several Middle Eastern countries, calling the ruling "ridiculous" and vowing to have it overturned.
Increase in US Immigration Enforcement Likely to Mean Jump in Deportations
February 03, 2017 | WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear in executive orders issued last week that he intends to strengthen enforcement of U.S. immigration laws — and that is likely to mean an increase in deportations.
How much of an increase remains unclear. President Barack Obama repatriated a record 2.5 million undocumented people between 2009 and 2015. Trump said that subject to the availability of funds, he wants to hire 10,000 additional immigration officers and 5,000 new Border Patrol agents. That would be a significant boost for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) workforce, which stands at about 20,000, while there are currently a little more than 21,000 Border Patrol agents. Those additional forces will most likely increase the number of apprehensions.
Punishing 'sanctuary cities'
Immigration officials identify undocumented immigrants in a number of ways: raiding workplaces suspected of hiring undocumented workers; tracing failed applications for asylum or green cards; acting on tips from citizens; and discovering undocumented status when people are arrested on other criminal charges. ICE agents make arrests both on the basis of their own investigations and when they are contacted by state or local law enforcement who have made an arrest — sometimes for violations as minor as traffic stops — and suspect the person they are holding is undocumented.
Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) are shown during an operation targeting criminal aliens and other immigration violators in Philadelphia
This cooperation is a key way authorities find people who qualify for deportation, but law enforcement officials in some cities and counties have refused to work with federal authorities in rounding up undocumented immigrants. These places are known as sanctuary cities and counties. In his executive order entitled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,” Trump says he will cut off federal grant money to jurisdictions that do not cooperate with ICE in enforcing deportations. The city of San Francisco is already challenging the policy in court.
An Iraqi woman, Iman Alknfosche, is embraced by her daughter Elaf Hussain after she was released by ICE after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, Jan. 29, 2017. Alknfosche was held for about 30 hours.
Trump has said he intends to target undocumented immigrants “with criminal records,” but in the executive order, he seems to reach beyond that. The order expresses an intent to go after not only those who have been charged with or convicted of criminal offenses but also people who may have committed a chargeable offense without charge or conviction. He also targets people who “have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits.”
Crowded detention centers
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Trump: Judge's 'Ridiculous' Ruling Blocking Travel Ban 'Will Be Overturned'
February 04, 2017 - President Donald Trump responded Saturday after a federal judge temporarily blocked his executive order banning travel to the U.S. from several Middle Eastern countries, calling the ruling "ridiculous" and vowing to have it overturned.
The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
The judge, in the northwestern state of Washington, ruled Friday to temporarily halt the Trump directive, which sought to indefinitely block the settlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. and temporarily block entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven majority-Muslim nations the federal government has designated as posing an elevated risk of terrorism. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has since said travelers with a valid visa will now be allowed into the country.
An official with the U.S. State Department confirmed to VOA on Saturday that people with valid visas would be allowed into the U.S. and said the agency would release more information as soon as possible. “We have reversed the provisional revocation of visas under Executive Order 13769. Those individuals with visas that were not physically canceled may now travel if the visa is otherwise valid,” the official said. “We are working closely with the Department of Homeland Security and our legal teams."
International travelers wait in line at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoint after arriving at Miami International Airport on March 4, 2015, in Miami, Florida. U.S. officials said on Saturday they would cease flagging travelers from certain countries targeted by the Trump executive order.
The Homeland Security Department, in compliance with the judge's order, said Saturday that it would cease flagging travelers from certain countries targeted by the Trump executive order. Several major airlines, including Air France, British Airways and Emirates, began allowing passengers from the seven countries banned by the executive order to board planes destined for the U.S. Saturday morning. The White House issued a statement shortly after the ruling to say that the Justice Department "at the earliest possible time" will file "an emergency stay of this outrageous order." Shortly afterward, the White House issued a second statement without the word "outrageous."
The statement also defended Trump's executive order as "lawful and appropriate." Trump also tweeted on Saturday morning to say America would be in "big trouble" if the country was "no longer able to say who can, and who cannot" enter its borders.
When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security - big trouble!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
Interesting that certain Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban. They know if certain people are allowed in it's death & destruction!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
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