The Center for American Progress released a report Feb. 28 critical of the Trump administration’s policies toward refugees and recommended a rejuvenation of several programs to meet refugee needs in the future. “Throughout its first year in office, the Trump administration has made a concerted effort to undermine the U.S. refugee resettlement program,” wrote Silva […]
Immigration
RAND Report Offers Alternative to Amnesty/Deportation Debate
The new RAND Corporation report, Neither Deportation nor Amnesty: An Alternative for the Immigration Debate Building a Bridge Across the Deportation-Amnesty Divide, released Feb. 26, charts a third path between the deportation and amnesty sides of the immigration debate. Author Douglas C. Ligor, senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND Corporation, suggests a statutory approach […]
Ex-ICE Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Fraud, ID Theft
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chief counsel pleaded guilty Feb. 15 for identity theft and wire fraud, which included stealing identities of aliens involved in removal proceedings. Raphael Sanchez, a member of ICE’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, concocted the scheme to obtain loans, lines of credit, and make purchases using the […]
Immigration, MS-13 Top Trump’s Weekly Address
President Donald Trump targeted the MS-13 gang in his weekly address, admonishing weak laws that allow illegal aliens into the country. “Glaring loopholes in our laws have allowed criminals and gang members to break into our country,” Trump said. “In addition to MS-13, many other gangs are breaking into our country routinely because our laws […]
Mattis: DACA Service Members Won’t be Deported
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Feb. 8 that U.S. military personnel who are in the country as part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would not be deported. “Anyone who’s in the delayed enlistment program or is already signed up and waiting to go into boot camp, anyone on active duty, anyone in […]