The Trump-Biden contest in 35 days is a juncture for US immigration policy, pitting drastically different visions on green card policy, asylum, refugees, ICE detention and deportations and border restrictions against each other. 1/
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Former and current senior DHS officials said a Biden admin. could face an arduous and long road in reversing Pres. Trump's immigration changes.
"It's not like someone shows up on day one and can stop doing regulation A, B or C," DHS No. 2 Ken Cuccinelli told @CBSNews. 2/
If victorious, Biden will be under pressure to not just to undo Trump’s changes, but to also move away from some Obama-era policies, particularly on deportation and detention.
"I always say that Trump is abusing the ICE deportation machine that Obama built” one activist said. 3/
If he secures reelection, Pres. Trump could see through major immigration policy changes stalled by federal courts, such as the end of DACA.
Lora Ries, a former DHS official, said a second-term Trump presidency should also move to end birthright citizenship. 4/
The courts will be key, officials said. In an interview, Cuccinelli accused "left-wing" judges of waging "war" against Trump's immigration agenda.
But Trump has installed 200 + judges—and could appoint a 3rd Supreme Court justice. That's an enduring legacy—even if Biden wins. 5/
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