Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez along with 34 other House Democrats sent a letter to federal immigration officials demanding that there be a change to immigration policies. The letter claims that gang members who are in the country illegally are being targeted for deportation. The letter was sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Director Tae Johnson.
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“ICE does not adequately protect the liberty interests of asylum seekers” and presumes an illegal migrant — including those convicted of aggravated felonies —to be a “border security and enforcement and removal priority. This blanket presumption will effectively mean detaining an untold number of people who have fled persecution,” – Excerpt from letter
Aggravated felonies’ as a category have been designed to ensure that people have as few rights as possible to fight detention and deportation. Moreover, we are concerned that the memorandum only requires ICE officers have a ‘good faith belief’ that someone has an aggravated felony conviction even while acknowledging that such a determination is ‘a complex question,’” – Excerpt from letter
The letter also claims that ICE agents should not determine whether or not someone who has been convicted of gang related activity or a felon should be deported.
“It is well documented that law enforcement’s practices of labelling people as gang-involved is often faulty, based on arbitrary and racist factors, and not subject to due process. We are in a moment of racial reckoning in this country, with communities across the country calling for an end to mass incarceration and racist policing. It is time to end the carceral approach to immigration, which relies on these same flawed systems.” – Excerpt from letter
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2021/04/biden-sides-with-illegals-again-cancels-their-debt-stops-fines/
This piece was written by Zach Heilman on May 19, 2021. It originally appeared in RedVoiceMedia.com and is used by permission.
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