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‘Shameful. Disgusting. Disgraceful.’: Outrage After Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Public Charge Rule to Take Effect

“The Trump administration’s policy could quite literally kill people by making them too afraid to seek life-saving medical care, and the Supreme Court seems to agree such a cruel system is acceptable.”

By Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 1-27-2020

Outrage erupted Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration’s so-called public charge rule—a policy its critics call “a racist wealth test”— to stand.

#BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump’s #PublicCharge rule to proceed.

This rule attacks our communities by imposing a racist wealth test on the immigration system.

As a lead plaintiff in federal court, we’ll keep fighting to stop this reckless policy. https://t.co/WfY73IRjlY

— Make the Road NY 🦋 (@MaketheRoadNY) January 27, 2020

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‘Simply Barbaric’: Trump Administration Proposes Charging Asylum Fee for Refugees Fleeing Violence and Poverty

“It’s an unprecedented weaponization of government fees.”

By Julia Conley, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 11-10-2019

USCIS office in Atlanta. Photo: Gulbenk/CC

The Trump administration this coming week will formalize a proposal that could make it one of just four countries in the world that charge asylum-seekers for entry.

As the New York Times reported late Friday, the administration plans to publish in the Federal Register a proposal to require a $50 application fee for asylum-seekers as well as a $490 charge for work permits.

“It’s an unprecedented weaponization of government fees,” Doug Rand of the immigrant assistance company Boundless Immigration told the Times. Continue reading →

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘Beyond Shameful,’ and ‘Xenophobia-Fueled’ Trump Admin. Panned Over Proposal to Slash Refugee Cap to Zero

“An admissions goal of zero would be another low in a global race to the bottom”

By Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 7-19-2019

Stephen Miller, White House senior advisor who’s widely considered to be the architect of the administration’s immigration policy. Photo: A. Davey/flickr

Human rights advocates said the Trump administration would be making a “catastrophic” and “grave error” if it followed through on a newly-reported proposal to slash refugee admissions to zero next year.

“It is beyond shameful and a new low, even for this administration, to even consider accepting no refugees to the U.S.,” said Ryan Mace, grassroots advocacy and refugee specialist for Amnesty International USA. Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

‘Simply Barbaric’: Trump Administration Proposes Charging Asylum Fee for Refugees Fleeing Violence and Poverty

“It’s an unprecedented weaponization of government fees.”

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘Beyond Shameful,’ and ‘Xenophobia-Fueled’ Trump Admin. Panned Over Proposal to Slash Refugee Cap to Zero

“An admissions goal of zero would be another low in a global race to the bottom”