More should give it a try in self deporting
Some migrants choosing to self-deport ahead of Trump presidency
While cities across the U.S. brace for President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations, some immigrants are choosing to self-deport.
The U.S. has seen the largest immigration surge in American history, with an annual average of about 2.5 million people between 2021 and 2023.
Border officials tell NewsNation that migrants who are going through their asylum proceedings are, in some cases, cutting things short on their own and finding ports of entry that will allow them to leave ahead of Trump’s inauguration.
However, since many of those migrants are already in U.S. legal proceedings, they could face issues when they return to the U.S. later.
“They are probably not going to be able to get back in to reapply or to start the process over,” said immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch. “You kind of get one chance, and if you give up halfway through, you don’t get to come back and ask for asylum again. You’ll be put in a different type of proceeding, and you won’t have asylum available to you.”
Many of the migrants who have spoken with NewsNation’s Ali Bradley say they are concerned by the threat of being deported, but some are also convinced that Trump will only go after criminals and the people who have a final order of removal first.
They know they will not be granted asylum, because they do not qualify. Only about 10% qualify per the law, though, Democrats seem to let quite a few of them stay in the United States regardless. Any future hearings are immaterial, because the fake-asylum seekers would not be granted asylum. So, bye, Felecia! Take more with you.
Meanwhile, the EU has Stupid Groups supporting unfettered illegal immigration as well
EU nations agree a crackdown on migrant smugglers. Some fear it may target people trying to help
European Union countries agreed on Friday a draft law aimed at preventing and countering migrant smuggling, which critics say could be used to target people or charity groups that try to help migrants in trouble.
The aim of the new law is to broaden the definition of what migrant smuggling involves and to increase prison sentences and fines. The agreement between the 27 EU member countries forms their position for final negotiations on the law with the European Parliament.
“If we want to be serious about protecting our borders, we need to step up the fight against migrant smuggling,” said Hungarian Justice Minister Bence Tuzson, whose country holds the EU presidency. “Criminalizing this offence in a uniform manner across the EU would play a key role in this area.”
One would think the laws would already be tough
The draft contains a “humanitarian clause” which would “specify that certain assistance to irregular migrants, notably assistance to close family members or support to provide basic human needs, may not qualify as the criminal offence of migrant smuggling.”
However, member countries would not be legally bound to apply it.
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), which represents 160 organizations focused on migrants’ rights, is concerned that the non-binding nature of the clause could mean more legal action against migrants and people who help them.
The people are illegally present in EU nations: shouldn’t it be against the law to help them out in the first place, just like helping any criminal?
This is not a bad thing!
But think about it: if they ‘self-deport,’ they can then try to enter the US and seek citizenship legally, which is what we need. Then we could vet the applicants, selecting those who would make good citizens, people who would contribute to the well-being of their communities, and exclude the bad guys.
Many just showed up for the free stuff. They had no intention of staying. It was the policies of the Biden/Harris/God-knows-who administration that incentivized them to travel, not conditions in their homes countries.