Words fail me:
How many asylum seekers have $50? I'll let an immigration attorney sum it up:
"Is this what we are about?" It's what we're becoming under Trump and the Republicans. No wonder the world is losing respect for us.
"MAGA"? Trump has no idea what greatness is.
Via Joe.My.God.
The Trump administration is considering charging immigrants a fee to apply for asylum protection in the United States, according to sources close to the administration.
The proposal, included in a not-yet-finalized draft regulation, would charge applicants, if they are already residing in the US, $50 to apply for asylum. Currently, there is no fee to enter an “affirmative asylum” application. The fee would not apply to those who claim a fear of persecution at ports of entry or those who apply for the protections while in deportation proceedings. There would be no waiver of the fee for those who cannot afford to pay the $50.
How many asylum seekers have $50? I'll let an immigration attorney sum it up:
“The reason we don’t charge for asylum applications is intuitive,” said Juan Camilo Mendez Guzman, an immigration attorney with Pangea Legal Services. “Even if it keeps one person from being able to apply, is that what we are about? We are going to put a dollar amount on not getting sent back to a place of persecution? It’s crazy.”
"Is this what we are about?" It's what we're becoming under Trump and the Republicans. No wonder the world is losing respect for us.
"MAGA"? Trump has no idea what greatness is.
Via Joe.My.God.
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