ICE, DHS to Illegal Aliens: Pay Up or Get Out

[excalibur]

Turning the screws.

A much-needed move.

The Trump administration has issued $6.1 billion in fines to immigrants it says have ignored deportation orders. Now it is moving to collect those penalties.

In recent weeks, the government has threatened immigrants with lawsuits, debt collectors and ruinous tax bills if they don’t pay financial penalties. If the recipient self-deports, Homeland Security says the fine will be waived and they will receive a $1,000 “exit bonus.”

Since President Trump’s return to office, the Department of Homeland Security has issued 21,500 fines to persuade people in the backlogged immigration court system to leave the U.S. The penalties come as the department struggles to fulfill Trump’s promise for the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history.

Hey, no one is above the law, right? Defying court orders for deportation violates the law. Civil penalties do apply to that refusal. If the US has not enforced that law in the past, well, it's enforcing it now.

Needless to say, it's not a popular strategy for those in the system:

“It’s driving immigrants to the point where they feel like they will lose everything if they remain in the United States, so it’s better to cut their losses, pack up and self-deport,” said immigration attorney LaToya McBean Pompy. “It’s psychological warfare.”

Ahem. It's not "psychological warfare." It's law enforcement. If one does not like the law, then one can petition Congress to change it, although it seems like a stretch to think that Congress would allow people to ignore judicial orders without any penalties or consequences whatsoever.

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And yes, DHS won't collect much of this $6.1 billion in fines, if they collect a dime of it. That's not what they want, either. They want people with deportation orders to leave the country as ordered by judges, and are willing to keep it civil and offer some resources if they finally comply...

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ICE, DHS to Illegal Aliens: Pay Up or Get Out

DHS enforces deportation orders with fines; immigrants face consequences for non-compliance.

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[Crepitus]

Turning the screws.

A much-needed move.

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Hey, no one is above the law, right? Defying court orders for deportation violates the law. Civil penalties do apply to that refusal. If the US has not enforced that law in the past, well, it's enforcing it now.​

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Needless to say, it's not a popular strategy for those in the system:​

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Ahem. It's not "psychological warfare." It's law enforcement. If one does not like the law, then one can petition Congress to change it, although it seems like a stretch to think that Congress would allow people to ignore judicial orders without any penalties or consequences whatsoever. ​

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And yes, DHS won't collect much of this $6.1 billion in fines, if they collect a dime of it. That's not what they want, either. They want people with deportation orders to leave the country as ordered by judges, and are willing to keep it civil and offer some resources if they finally comply...​

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ICE, DHS to Illegal Aliens: Pay Up or Get Out

DHS enforces deportation orders with fines; immigrants face consequences for non-compliance.

hotair.com

THis is just a gambit to get them to show up to pay the bill so they can be trapped and deported.

 

[IM2]

They already produce about 100 billion in taxes that we use for things they don't get.

 

[Bootstraps]

They already produce about 100 billion in taxes that we use for things they don't get.

So it's okay for them to ignore and break the law then?

 

[Blaster]

Ignore the judges and deport the scum.

 

[marvin martian]

THis is just a gambit to get them to show up to pay the bill so they can be trapped and deported.

Awesome!

 

[Silent Warrior]

So it's okay for them to ignore and break the law then?

Sure. He probably thinks it would be OK to rob banks as long as you paid the taxes on your theft. He is just ignoring all of the ones that get paid in cash and pay no taxes at all.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Bull, they cost far more

They already produce about 100 billion in taxes that we use for things they don't get.

in services than the pittance of taxes they pay.

 

[Seymour Flops]

This is a great move!

THis is just a gambit to get them to show up to pay the bill so they can be trapped and deported.

Ooh, I bet you're right.

Even better!

Trump follows court orders why shouldn't the illegal aliens?