When a parent and a child arrive at the border to seek asylum (that is, lawfully immigrate), the "new" policy means the parent gets charged criminally with unlawful entry (or re-entry), and the child is sent separately to be processed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
That way, an asylum seeker gets a criminal record while also being separated from their child. Because what they've fled from wasn't quite cruel enough. But "immigrants should get in line and do it legally!"
That is EXACTLY what they're doing.
That is EXACTLY what they're doing.
This morning the @AILANational (the American Immigration Lawyers Association) issued a short statement pushing back on the DOJ/DHS partnership intending to prosecute all ‘illegal border crossers’ and separate families.
#EndFamilySeparation
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#EndFamilySeparation
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We are a country that jails children and asylum seekers.
This is what legalized white nationalism looks like. It's been injected into our immigration policy at an alarming rate. It was never about the economy, or jobs. It was about preserving a white America.
This is what legalized white nationalism looks like. It's been injected into our immigration policy at an alarming rate. It was never about the economy, or jobs. It was about preserving a white America.
We also call out Sessions for claiming that lawyers like me helping asylum seekers understand the system are somehow doing wrong. An Arizona congressman thinks we should lose our licenses for doing what's right, and for doing our jobs.
Bring it, punks.
Bring it, punks.
