quiet immigration policy change last month is step towards nationwide purge of non citizens

[Demovictory9]

It went largely unremarked, just another bland procedural decision from a government agency. But a quiet policy change at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services last month is the next step toward a nationwide purge of non-citizens.

On June 28, USCIS announced that non-citizens who apply for a “benefit”–such as an extension or change of status, a green card, or citizenship—would be placed in deportation proceedings if that benefit is denied. For years, a criminal conviction has been required to be fast-tracked for deportation. Now, merely losing your petition for visa extension, being charged with a crime, or doing something DHS considers to be criminal (even if never arrested or charged) places you on the same fast-track.

Once in deportation proceedings, the non-citizen must prove she is eligible to stay in the United States. She will not be provided a lawyer; she may be detained, sometimes with no bond. There is no right to a speedy trial, nor trial by jury. Here are a few examples highlighting the full extent of the new rule.

https://qz.com/1323136/a-uscis-immigration-policy-change-threatens-non-citizens-with-deportation-if-they-lose-status/

[LittleGirl]

1. This is absolute

b.s.
I'm married to an immigrant and now live in Switzerland. He's an EU citizen and I got my green card in 2 weeks, folks.
2 freaking weeks.
The system in the US is under funded and under staffed and has been since my spouse became a citizen 5 yrs ago. It's an absolute disgrace to see this happening.

The GOP, if it ain't broke, we'll break it anyway because that's their M.O.

Fuckers.

[williesgirl]

2. Wow! How do they even know if you haven't been arrested

or charged with a crime?

[sandensea]

4. Why, they'll just be able to tell just by looking.

[Hortensis]

3. This is one of several such plans. What about the CHILDREN?

Some of those children will be citizens. What happens to them?

And what happens to any whose parents are not financially or otherwise, such as health, able to deal with deportation? Will they be kidnapped and trafficked to the foster-care-to-adoption industry?

What happens to all the people, here legally, and those here illegally, whom we deport into often dangerous, unsustainable conditions? How many Venezuelans and Yemenis, for instance, deported into famine will die as a result?

(And we should worry about how we will replace the skills lost. It already takes months to establish with a medical specialist.)

Obviously, the detention camps already planned to hold over 100,000 people in the desert are only the beginning.

This is legal, systematic persecution carried out on orders of vicious people, and hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of people are going to be seriously hurt, and worse, if we don't stop it.

COUNTDOWN TO GIVING AMERICA A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS: 113 days

[yuiyoshida]

5. Attention Robert Mueller

Clean up in the main Aisle.

[Lonestarblue]

6. The evil of this administration knows no bounds.

Once the Dotard-in-Chief is gone, and I do have hope after Friday’s indictments that we are getting nearer to that grand and glorious day, will we be left with Pence? I don’t think he is as deliberately cruel as Trump, who truly seems to enjoy hurting people, but will he keep current appointees who are just as despicable as their boss?

[EndGOPPropaganda]

8. If Trump is removed the outrage will slow any Republican

Until 2020.


Plus Pence is likely to be indicted.


But if you are worried about what happens after Trump, one thing at a time. Worry about what happens during Trump.
Resist. Protest. Organize. Show up. Register voters. Vote.

[EndGOPPropaganda]

7. It's ethnic cleansing. That is what Republicans are doing

Ethnic cleansing to try to get rid of as many Dem votes as possible.

[RandomAccess]

9. I also believe that I've read -- some time ago -

that trying to access to education "benefits" like Head Start can be held against immigrants too. I don't think it applies here, BUT --

you never can tell.

[Demovictory9]

10. yes, they put that in place also. using benefits can get someone kicked out

[RandomAccess]

11. Right

thanks

[suprcali]

12. Meanwhile

He's continuing to seek foreign workers to employ at his companies.