U.S. targets families for deportation to discourage migrants

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - U.S. immigration authorities want to deport recently arrived families who are in the United States illegally to discourage the surging numbers of Central Americans arriving from Mexico, a government official leading the effort said on Wednesday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will target for deportation families that have received a removal order from a U.S. immigration court, said Mark Morgan, the acting director of ICE, in a call with reporters.

The agency will “be sending a powerful message to individuals from Northern Triangle countries: Do not come. Do not risk it,” said Morgan, referring to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. “Once you receive due process and get a final order, you will be removed.”

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump formally launched his re-election bid with a vow to continue his hardline against illegal immigration.

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POLITICS JUNE 19, 2019 / 3:24 PM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Tom Hals
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[Turbineguy]

1. We have to have stupid, even destructive, policies.

Trump's base require it.

Walk into a room. Yell out your worst idea for solving a problem (it can be an imaginary problem). If somebody says, "That's the dumbest fucking idea I've ever heard!" it qualifies as new US Government policy under Trump.