Asylum Seekers Caught in US Immigration Crackdown
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At a glance
- Immigration lawyer Dree Collopy says a new US visa policy could expose lawful entrants who later seek asylum to greater risks of arrest and deportation.
- She warns the policy could turn the legal immigration system into another detention tool.
Immigration lawyer Dree Collopy says a new US visa policy risks turning the legal immigration system into another detention tool.
She argues that people who enter the United States lawfully could become more vulnerable to arrest and deportation if they later seek asylum.
Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.