Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief

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Sept. 2, 2019, 2:43 p.m. ET

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries, an abrupt move last month that generated public outrage and was roundly condemned by the medical establishment.

On Aug. 7, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, without public notice, eliminated a “deferred action” program that had allowed immigrants to avoid deportation while they or their relatives were undergoing lifesaving medical treatment.

The agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, had sent letters informing those who had asked for a renewal, which the immigrants must make every two years, that it was no longer entertaining such requests. The letters said that the immigrants must leave the country within 33 days, or face deportation.

On Monday, the agency said in a statement that while limiting the program was “appropriate,” officials would “complete the caseload that was pending on August 7.”



The statement said that deportation proceedings had not been initiated against anyone who had received the letter. However, it did not say whether it would continue to grant immigrants extensions to stay in the country or whether the program would be continued after current applications are processed.......................................

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/us/trump-immigration-deferred-action.html

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Yes, those involved need to Resign NOW!!

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They will definitely try again.
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They're just stalling hoping the issue goes away with time
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Thank you Rachel and thank you press for doing this important job!

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Maria Isabel Bueso, 24, sits with her mother Karla Bueso last week at their home in Concord, Ca. The Bueso family had been ordered to leave the country despite the treatment that Isabel is receiving for her illnesses.CreditCreditJim Wilson/The New York Times

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[NotHardly]

1. There was nothing in the letters about deportation proceedings because they did not intend to give

anyone an appeal process structure, they were just going to kick them out and hope no one knew, minded or paid attention. The last missive the government gave about this was that The statement said that deportation proceedings had not been initiated against anyone who had received the letter. However, it did not say whether it would continue to grant immigrants extensions to stay in the country or whether the program would be continued after current applications are processed...So, to be clear here, in simple bureaucratic jargon, "well do it later when you are not watching."

[Grokenstein]

2. Barbara Malmet's reply nails it

A big part of the reason this unannounced program got so much pushback is because you put a spotlight on it night after night.

The Nazis of the '40s only got as far as they did because the rest of the world said "Eh. Not MY problem" until it was. The Nazis of the 21st Century just blinked because Maddow reminds us that this is EVERYONE's problem.

They WILL try again when they think the heat's off.
It's up to humanity to make sure that heat stays on.

Had an argument with some turd at SFGate who insisted that this was all on the Buesos for "illegally" bringing Maria to this country. So: genuinely heartless fascist, or just another edgy edgy edgelord trying to convince everyone that he's edgy?
Does it matter?

[BigmanPigman]

3. Yes, they will wait until it falls off the front page

like everything else. If it doesn't he will create a distraction. I think Rachel will keep checking it out though.

[riversedge]

4. We all need to write-tweet-email all our congresscritters from them to #RESIGN-keep the

pressure on please!

[COLGATE4]

5. Miller was born a generation too late

He would have made one hell of e Kapo

[atreides1]

14. Don't discount Cuccinelli's part!

Cuccinelli is as much a part of the decision to deport these people, as Miller is...

[COLGATE4]

15. I don't. But Cuccinelli is just your typical tea-bag RW asshole.

Miller is evil.

[Lonestarblue]

6. He was born in the wrong country at the wrong time.

He is Goebbels to Trump/Hitler. Mini-Goebbels got ahead of himself on this one and thought he was in charge because his boss is too far into dementia to pay attention. Someone else close to Trump saw that the gain was not worth the negative publicity and called the German shepherd off his attack.

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. Thank god.

We see how you are though.

[Eugene]

8. "They will definitely try again." Count on it.

Miller and his crew have no objections to sending immigrants to their deaths. They see all foreigners as people here to exploit the United States.

While nobody wants to claim ownership of this clusterf**k, ICE said they were just following the law. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if ICE tries to carry out these deportation notices with a lower profile.

[Hekate]

9. They thought we would not notice. They thought we would not care. Thanks Rachel for tireless work.nt

[kiri]

10. the Hannity-Miller-trump administration.

You mean the Hannity-Miller-trump administration.

[riversedge]

11. add @foxandFriends RWhateradio Tucker--the list goes on and on

[Mr.Bill]

12. The way these assholes work

they are probably are thinking up something even more vile and inhuman they can do to make us forget about this.

[salin]

13. Create a humanitarian crisis (again) - and act as the savior by "solving it".

An extreme example of a Trump technique.

Despite the fact that this follows a particular, common, Trump storyline, that this is not likely over.

Trump is as volatile as an unstable isotope. Miller, or someone else gets in his ear to tell him that this played well with his base, and this malevolent and implicit murderous program could come back on line.

[Marthe48]

16. Peoples' health should not be negotiable

It is so cruel to add to the stress of illness by toying with people who are sick. People like Ms. Bueso shouldn't be a chip in a card game.

How did republicans become so despicable? I was trying to reason with myself that each of us has redeeming qualities, but this story knocked some sense into me. If you support any of the policy makers making moves like this, you are awful.