President Trump has signed three more executive orders, further cracking down on the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. One order seeks to compile a list of so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation policies. A second order further militarizes local police departments, while providing legal resources to officers accused of abuses; it also seeks to undo federal consent decrees for departments that have committed civil rights abuses and seeks to punish local officials who “unlawfully prohibit law enforcement officers from carrying out duties.” A third executive order requires professional truck drivers to be proficient in English. On Monday, staffers placed signs on the White House lawn showing mugshots of immigrants, linking them to crimes with the word ”ARRESTED” written in all caps. This comes as House Republicans have proposed a bill that would charge people arriving at a U.S. port of entry $1,000 in order to file an asylum claim — and a $3,500 fee for those sponsoring children. The right to seek asylum is a fundamental human right enshrined in international law, and the U.S. has never before charged petitioners.
  • enkers
    8•5 days ago

    If you face:

    • danger of torture
    • risk to your life
    • risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment

    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/asylum/in-canada/eligibility.html

    If you enter Canada from the U.S.
    […]
    Your claim may not be eligible if you entered Canada from the U.S.:

    • at an official land border crossing
      or
    • anywhere along the border, including rivers, lakes and other waterways, and made a refugee claim less than 14 days after the day that you entered
    • chaosCruiserEnglish
      4•4 days ago

      Those are some pretty interesting conditions. Sounds like in order to make this work, you shouldn’t enter through an official land border crossing. Instead, you should enter through other means (plane, ship, rocket), but you should also just chill out as a tourist for two weeks before making a refugee claim. Makes me wonder what’s the rationale behind this.

      • enkers
        2•4 days ago

        Yeah, I don’t quite get it myself. The only thing I can think of is that it might be designed for American citizens living abroad, but I can’t quite figure out why there either.

        Maybe it’s just being onerous enough to discourage all but the most serious attempts.

    • @WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
      4•4 days ago

      Canada and some European countries have accepted refugees from the US but from what I’ve read it’s incredibly rare and requires and extraordinary amount of proof that your life is under threat and you have no other choice than to move to those countries.

      • enkers
        4•4 days ago

        I’d imagine that’s because of the STCA, but there seems to be a loophole where it doesn’t apply if you enter via water and don’t claim refugee status before 14 days.

        If I were really determined, I’d at least ask an immigration lawyer about it, and then I’d plan on taking a 2 week camping trip in Canada when I thought shit was likely to go down.

      • chaosCruiserEnglish
        2•4 days ago

        Occasionally, I watch some queer videos on YT, just to see how they see the world from their perspective. Recently, the tone has shifted and some are even advising other people to go back into the closet. Especially gender minorities appear to be afraid of what’s going on these days. Maybe someone in that category could convincingly claim that their life is in danger. I wonder if it also applies to gay people.

        • @WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
          2•4 days ago

          Gay and transgender people are the only cases I’ve heard of people being accepted as refugees from the United States in Canada

          • chaosCruiserEnglish
            1•3 days ago

            It’s actually happening then. Reading 1930s history keeps on getting more and more relevant each day.