Author: Nate Raymond and Ted Hesson
Boston, 13 July (Reuters) – American immigration officials can deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with just six hours, said the highest official of Trump’s administration and offered a preview of how deportation could increase.
US immigration and customs enforcement are generally waiting for at least 24 hours to deport someone after informing them about their transfer to the so -called “third country”, dated Wednesday 9 July from the acting director of Todd Lyons.
However, ICE could have removed them into the so -called “third country” with a mere six -hour warning “in urgent circumstances,” the note said if the person was given the chance to talk to a lawyer.
The memorandum states that migrants could be sent to nations who have pledged that they do not pursue or torture them “without the need for further procedures”.
The new ICE policy suggests that President Donald Trump’s administration could move quickly and send migrants to countries around the world.
In June, the Supreme Court canceled the lower court order, which limited such deportation without screening for fear of persecution in the target country.
After the decision of the High Court and the subsequent order from the judges, Trump’s administration sent eight migrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam to South Sudan.
Last week, the administration pushed officials from five African nations – Liberia, Senegal, Guinea -bissau, Mauritania and Gabon – to accept deported from anywhere, Reuters reported.
The Washington Post first announced a new ICE.
Administration claims that a third country deportation helps to quickly remove migrants that should not be in the US, including those who have criminal convicts.
The advocates criticized deportations as dangerous and cruel because people could be sent to countries where they could face violence, have no ties and do not speak a language.
Trina Realmuto, a lawyer for a group of migrants who follow a lawsuit against such a rapid deportation of the third district at the National Alliance for Immigration Spores, said that policy “does not achieve the legal and proper processes required by law”.
Third countries have been deported in the past, but this tool could be used more often because Trump is trying to increase deportations to record levels.
During the Presidency of Trump 2017–2021, his administration deported a small number of people from Salvador and Honduras to Guatemala.
Democratic administration of former President Joe Biden concluded an agreement with Mexico to accept thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, because it was difficult to deport migrants into these nations.
The new Ice Memorandum was submitted as evidence in the trial of unauthorized deportation of Maryland Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Salvador. (Reporting Nate Raymond in Boston and Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing Diane Craft)
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