"Supreme Court Rulings Fuel Trump's Aggressive Anti-Immigration Agenda: In a devastating blow to asylum seekers and immigrants, the US Supreme Court has issued a trio of rulings that appear to give President Trump a green light to further restrict immigration and crack down on those fleeing violence and disaster. The decisions, which come as the administration's hardline stance on immigration shows no signs of easing, will allow the government to end humanitarian protections for people from Haiti and Syria, effectively stripping them of their right to live and work in the US. Additionally, the court has cleared the way for border officials to physically block asylum seekers from setting foot on US soil, while also granting them broad discretion to deport lawful permanent residents, including green card holders. As the Trump administration's anti-immigration campaign continues to gain momentum, the implications of these rulings are set to have far-reaching consequences for countless individuals and families."
Recent rulings have bolstered president’s pitiless campaign against people of colour fleeing violence and disasterIn the US supreme court, it seems Donald Trump has found loyalists in his crusade against immigration and immigrants.In a pair of rulings Thursday, the court allowed the Trump administration to end humanitarian protections that have granted people from Haiti and Syria the right to live and work legally in the US for more than a decade, and cleared way for the government to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border by physically blocking them from setting foot on US soil. And on Tuesday, the court granted border officials broad discretion to deport lawful permanent residents or green card holders. Continue reading...
