White House allows ICE to detain refugees for rescreening

theguardian.com

The White House has authorized ICE to detain refugees for aggressive rescreening, potentially indefinitely. This new policy allows federal immigration officers to arrest refugees admitted to the U.S. who haven't yet obtained green cards and subject them to interviews while in custody. This reverses a 2010 Obama-era policy and comes amid an escalating immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.


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