Feds plan to arrest parents who smuggled kids into US

NY Post ^ | June 30, 2017 | AP

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration plans to arrest parents and other relatives who authorities believe smuggled their children into the United States, a move immigrant advocates said would send a wave of fear through vulnerable communities.

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A new “surge initiative” aims to dismantle human smuggling operations, including identifying and arresting the adult sponsors of unaccompanied minors who paid coyotes or other smugglers to bring young people across the U.S. border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed Thursday.

That marks a sharp departure from policies in place under President Barack Obama’s administration, during which time tens of thousands of children fleeing gang and drug violence in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador crossed the border and were placed with sponsors in communities nationwide. Sponsors — typically parents, close relatives or family friends — have been expected to care for the children while they go to school and seek legal status in immigration court.

“Arresting those who come forward to sponsor unaccompanied children during their immigration proceedings, often parents, is unimaginably cruel,” said Wendy Young, president of Kids In Need of Defense, a nonprofit that has matched thousands of unaccompanied minors with pro bono attorneys in the last eight years. “Without caregivers to come forward, many of these children will languish in costly detention centers or be placed in foster care at great expense to states.”

ICE officials did not respond to questions Thursday seeking details on the number of sponsors who would be targeted or already had been arrested, or what charges would be applied. Immigrant advocacy groups said they were investigating three arrests in Texas, New Jersey and Virginia that may involve sponsors.

[Grampa Dave]

“REMINDER-— $266 million of our tax dollars in the 2015 spending bill went to Central America earmarked for “humanitarian aid to the children.”

But, but, Liz, it was for the ‘chilrun’!

[dennisw]

I know EXACTLY what you are referring to and that this might be all or a large part of the reason Justice Roberts did a 180 on 0bama Kare. Roberts being subject to blackmail on this. On how he brought his two adopted Irish children into America.

[Liz]

........”for the children”....cry me a river.....

[poconopundit]

Thanks, Liz. Wow, so the governments themselves are pushing the crime as black mail.

The Wall is more important than ever!!

[poconopundit]