Posted on 12/26/2015 1:09:56 PM PST by Kaslin
The Department of Homeland Security is set to conduct a series of massive deportation raids across the country starting in January. They'll mostly be targeting families reportedly fleeing the rising violence in Central America that have crossed the border within the past year and have been ordered to leave by an immigration judge, according to the Washington Post:
The nationwide campaign, to be carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as soon as early January, would be the first large-scale effort to deport families who have fled violence in Central America, those familiar with the plan said. More than 100,000 families with both adults and children have made the journey across the southwest border since last year, though this migration has largely been overshadowed by a related surge of unaccompanied minors.
The ICE operation would target only adults and children who have already been ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge, according to officials familiar with the undertaking, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because planning is ongoing and the operation has not been given final approval by DHS. The adults and children would be detained wherever they can be found and immediately deported. The number targeted is expected to be in the hundreds and possibly greater.
The proposed deportations have been controversial inside the Obama administration, which has been discussing them for several months. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson has been pushing for the moves, according to those with knowledge of the debate, in part because of a new spike in the number of illegal immigrants in recent months.
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Marsha Catron, a DHS spokeswoman, would not comment on any possible ICE operations but pointed out that Johnson "has consistently said our border is not open to illegal immigration, and if individuals come here illegally, do not qualify for asylum or other relief, and have final orders of removal, they will be sent back consistent with our laws and our values."
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Johnson has also made clear that families, children and others who had illegally crossed the border recently and did not obtain asylum status — and anyone ordered deported starting on Jan. 1, 2014 — would be subject to removal.
The publication added that there would possibly be a backlash from Latino and immigration groups over this measure. Gregory Chen, director of advocacy for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said, "It would be an outrage if the administration subjected Central American families to even more aggressive enforcement tactics."
Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, was mores skeptical in his words with the Post.
"I'll believe it when I see it," he said. "What share is this going to be? It's a drop in the bucket compared to the number they've admitted into the country. If you have photogenic raids on a few dozen illegal families and that's the end of it, it's just for show. It's just a [public relations] thing, enforcement theater."
Of course, the 2016 Democratic field isn't pleased with these reported massive deportation plans, and this will surely continuing fueling the Trump machine as we enter the new year.
Wow, because of the pressure put on by me, ICE TO LAUNCH LARGE SCALE DEPORTATION RAIDS. It's about time!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2015
.@DHSgov holiday plans for raids to round up/deport Central American refugees fleeing death are wrong. We are a better nation than this.— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) December 24, 2015
Christine and Katie wrote about the deluge of unaccompanied minors that poured across the border last summer. At the time, Obama warned parents not to send their children alone to cross our borders illegally, noting that they will be sent back if they're caught, along with the numerous safety concerns. Moreover, reports showed that these kids weren't fleeing violence, but coming to the U.S. over the perceived notion that we were granting amnesty.
I’ll believe it when I see it but even if I see it it will only be temporary until after the election is over.
What you said.
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Don’t believe it for a minute
Dummies would have gotten most of ‘em if they did this at initial detention. Leading from behind...again.
“Sorry, but I don’ believe it, nothing obama and it’s ilk and minions do is designed to help the USA.”
Exactly. They haven’t been doing their job, or rather, have been told to NOT do their job, and now this? It’ll be all about getting photos and video accompanied with stories of heartbreak, all designed to show how ‘horrible’ a certain candidate’s call for enforcing immigration law is.
Likely all Christian, can’t let those Muslims face this competition ya know.
This is all horse sh/t.....
1)no one is being deported
2)makes no sense to deport and import 100,000’s of muslimes
3)Obama flew these central Americans in here in the first place
4)we all know that the Obamatollah is a sack of manure that lies to us infidels
5)why doesn’t he close the border rather than shipping them back and forth?
Let’s just say I doubt this.
Next thing you know, border patrol will get to carry and fire live ammo as opposed to rubber bullets.
Hillary can’t rail against mass deportations unless there is at least a rumor of it happening.
Obama shipped them in, gave them perks, now will take them away. Perfect cause for revolt, then Marshall law before the election.
They’re going to deport hundreds out of the millions that came in. Okay.
Just read an article pushing Nicaragua as a good retirement spot for Americans who can no longer afford to live in the United States.
Ironic, isn’t it?
No mention about “violence.”
They’ll throw ‘em out the front door, and the scum will just come right back in through the side window.
Gee, I wonder why they'd be targeting families, rather than gang members and Islamists. They certainly must have a good rational and logical reason. right?
(If I really need a sarcasm tag, I'm in the wrong forum.)
bS! They might kick a few Mexicans or Panamanians out, but obama’s still aiding and abetting the islamonazi invasion of USA - and on a massive scale too.
The biggest danger to us all by far far far is obama’s mass-,invasion of USA by millions of islamics. They’re the one group trained from birth to infiltrate and seize control over infidels ( so-,called) like us. Unless we send them back to the 57 countries they’ve already taken over, we’re doomed.
Or at the very best, doomed to defending ourselves right here in our homes - with lots of blood all over the place -,just like anywhere they can infiltrate thy next disrupt and then terrorize and -— so it goes. (Send bho back, too!)
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