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| Trump wants 'no judges or court cases' before deporting illegal immigrants | Trump wants 'no judges or court cases' before deporting illegal immigrants |
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| Donald Trump has sharpened his call to deport people who enter the US illegally, saying they should immediately be sent back to where they came from without any judicial process. | Donald Trump has sharpened his call to deport people who enter the US illegally, saying they should immediately be sent back to where they came from without any judicial process. |
| “We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came. Our system is a mockery to good immigration policy and Law and Order. Most children come without parents.” | “We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came. Our system is a mockery to good immigration policy and Law and Order. Most children come without parents.” |
| One congressional attempt to deal with the crisis over families separated at the border under a Trump administration policy would involve a dramatic increase in the number of immigration judges. Trump, who on Friday said Republicans were “wasting their time” with any reform efforts, opposes that plan. | One congressional attempt to deal with the crisis over families separated at the border under a Trump administration policy would involve a dramatic increase in the number of immigration judges. Trump, who on Friday said Republicans were “wasting their time” with any reform efforts, opposes that plan. |
| Trump, who on Sunday was visiting his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, added: “Our Immigration policy, laughed at all over the world, is very unfair to all of those people who have gone through the system legally and are waiting on line for years! Immigration must be based on merit – we need people who will help to Make America Great Again!” | |
| Earlier, the Trump administration said it knew the location of all children in its custody after it separated them from their families at the southern border and was working to reunite them. | Earlier, the Trump administration said it knew the location of all children in its custody after it separated them from their families at the southern border and was working to reunite them. |
| On Wednesday, in the face of fierce international opprobrium, Trump ordered an end to the practice of separating parents and children held after entering the US without documentation. According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fact sheet issued on Saturday, 2,053 minors who were separated at the border are now being cared for in facilities run by the Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS). | On Wednesday, in the face of fierce international opprobrium, Trump ordered an end to the practice of separating parents and children held after entering the US without documentation. According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fact sheet issued on Saturday, 2,053 minors who were separated at the border are now being cared for in facilities run by the Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS). |
| On Saturday, groups of Democratic lawmakers toured detention facilities in Texas and elsewhere. Some said there was no clear plan for the reunification process. | On Saturday, groups of Democratic lawmakers toured detention facilities in Texas and elsewhere. Some said there was no clear plan for the reunification process. |
| The fact sheet on “zero-tolerance prosecution and family reunification” was released that evening. It said any parent must request that their child be deported with them. In the past, DHS said, many parents have elected to be deported without their children. That may be a reflection of violence or persecution they face in their home countries. | The fact sheet on “zero-tolerance prosecution and family reunification” was released that evening. It said any parent must request that their child be deported with them. In the past, DHS said, many parents have elected to be deported without their children. That may be a reflection of violence or persecution they face in their home countries. |
| The fact sheet did not state how long it might take to reunite families. | The fact sheet did not state how long it might take to reunite families. |
| How the government would do so has been unclear. The families in question were first stopped by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), with children taken into custody by HHS and adults detained through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). | How the government would do so has been unclear. The families in question were first stopped by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), with children taken into custody by HHS and adults detained through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). |
| Children have been sent to shelters around the country, raising alarm that parents might never know where their children can be found. | Children have been sent to shelters around the country, raising alarm that parents might never know where their children can be found. |
| The DHS fact sheet stated that Ice has implemented an identification mechanism to ensure ongoing tracking of linked family members throughout the detention and removal process. It has also, the DHS said, designated detention locations for separated parents and will enhance current processes to ensure communication with children in HHS custody. | The DHS fact sheet stated that Ice has implemented an identification mechanism to ensure ongoing tracking of linked family members throughout the detention and removal process. It has also, the DHS said, designated detention locations for separated parents and will enhance current processes to ensure communication with children in HHS custody. |
| The Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Texas has been set up as the staging ground for the families to be reunited, prior to deportation. | The Port Isabel Service Processing Center in Texas has been set up as the staging ground for the families to be reunited, prior to deportation. |
| Ice was also said to have worked closely with foreign consulates to ensure that travel documents are issued for both the parent and child at time of removal; and to have coordinated with HHS for the reuniting of the child prior to the parents’ departure from the US. | Ice was also said to have worked closely with foreign consulates to ensure that travel documents are issued for both the parent and child at time of removal; and to have coordinated with HHS for the reuniting of the child prior to the parents’ departure from the US. |
| Ice officials have posted notices in all that agency’s facilities, the DHS said, advising detained parents who are trying to find or communicate with their children to call a hotline staffed 8am to 8pm, Monday through Friday. | Ice officials have posted notices in all that agency’s facilities, the DHS said, advising detained parents who are trying to find or communicate with their children to call a hotline staffed 8am to 8pm, Monday through Friday. |
| The administration said any parent or guardian trying to determine if a child is in the HHS custody should contact the Office of Refugee Resettlement National Call Center at 1-800-203-7001, or via email information@ORRNCC.com. Information will be collected and sent to HHS funded facility where minor is located, the government said. | The administration said any parent or guardian trying to determine if a child is in the HHS custody should contact the Office of Refugee Resettlement National Call Center at 1-800-203-7001, or via email information@ORRNCC.com. Information will be collected and sent to HHS funded facility where minor is located, the government said. |
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