Sessions's decision to eliminate administrative closure has far more material consequences for immigrants than anyone being called an "animal." Next on Sessions's self-referred immigration cases: whether victims of domestic violence can claim asylum.
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Administrative closure is a clunky term. Here’s an example of how it works: Let’s say you’re undocumented and someone shoots you at point-blank range. You survive. You cooperarte with police to find your attacker. You can apply for a U-visa as a victim of a serious crime.
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Once you get your U-visa, you can get a green card and eventually citizenship. But, perhaps because you’re now more visible in the system, ICE notices and wants to deport you now. They detain you. You go to immigration court to fight your case.
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Your attorney (if you can afford one, since one won’t be provided to you by law) asks the immigration judge to administratively close your case while you visa application is being processed. The judge grants the administrative closure. That practice has now ended.
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There are about 350,000 cases that are currently administratively closed. I’ve already notice that more are being individually opened by DHS, but this decision could mean the gov plans to re-open all these cases. To deport all those people who are just waiting on an adjustment.
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LRT: damn this whole administration to hell. May they all burn for their cruelty, may they burn for eternity.
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Does that mean that we now have two dictators?
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I detest the immigration policies of this admin.
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Thank you for explaining. It is all so complicated.
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thank you for this important work. It is devastating news
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I wouldn't put passed those assholes. Little Lord Fauntelroy continues to do Trump's bidding.......and dirty work.
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