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In 2018, amid a rise in people crossing the southern border, the Trump administration created a policy also known as metering.
Under this policy, border officers physically blocked some people from seeking asylum at ports of entry along the southern border, turning them back to Mexico.
Immigration advocates sued, arguing that in order to request asylum at the border, migrants needed to physically enter.
while forcing them to wait in Mexico where they could face other dangers.
The Biden administration rescinded the policy, and now the Trump administration is asking for the option to bring it back.
Arguments are slated for next summer.
Jimena Bustillo, Empire News, Washington.
The FBI warned of at least five documented instances where people in New York, North Carolina, and Florida impersonated immigration and customs enforcement agents.
They then threatened immigrants, committed kidnappings, and assault.
Immigrant advocates have warned about the potential for abuse with agents who wear masks and plain clothes, making it easier to impersonate them.
The Homeland Security Department has previously said that it is a crime to impersonate a federal officer.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
The FBI warned of at least five documented instances where people in New York, North Carolina, and Florida impersonated immigration and customs enforcement agents.
They then threatened immigrants, committed kidnappings, and assault.
Immigrant advocates have warned about the potential for abuse with agents who wear masks and plain clothes, making it easier to impersonate them.
The Homeland Security Department has previously said that it is a crime to impersonate a federal officer.
Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
Well, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a press conference yesterday that a grand jury in Tennessee had charged Abrego Garcia of federal crimes. The indictment has one count of alien smuggling and one count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. She said that the grand jury found that over the past nine years, Abrego Garcia played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring.
Well, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a press conference yesterday that a grand jury in Tennessee had charged Abrego Garcia of federal crimes. The indictment has one count of alien smuggling and one count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. She said that the grand jury found that over the past nine years, Abrego Garcia played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring.
Well, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a press conference yesterday that a grand jury in Tennessee had charged Abrego Garcia of federal crimes. The indictment has one count of alien smuggling and one count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling. She said that the grand jury found that over the past nine years, Abrego Garcia played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring.