Legal Immigrants Facing Crackdown Under Trump Administration
The Trump administration's aggressive anti-immigration policies are targeting not just undocumented immigrants, but also many legally residing in the US, stripping them of their status and threatening deportation.
Trump Administration's Crackdown Targets Legal Immigrants
The Trump administration's aggressive anti-immigration policy has led to a crackdown on immigrant communities that, increasingly, targets not just people who have violated immigration law but many immigrants who are in the US legally. Throughout the past year, policies - many of which are actively being challenged in court - amount to the government attempting to strip people of their status, with countless numbers suddenly finding themselves undocumented, or about to be, and under threat of deportation.
This shift represents a significant escalation of the administration's anti-immigration agenda, moving beyond the initial focus on deporting undocumented immigrants to now undermining the legal pathways to residency and citizenship that have long been a cornerstone of the US immigration system.
Source: The Guardian
