ICE detains man with Down syndrome and plans to deport to Guatemala. He has no family there, as they all live in Florida. Arrested on his job site. Came here at 14 when his mom died. #AbolishICE #AbolishICE #AbolishICE #AbolishICE #AbolishICEhttps://t.co/oXCAJ2f0Lb — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) April 18, 2018 I am so angry. There are…
NEW PIECE at Pacific Standard “As ICE has intensified operations under the regime of President Donald Trump, disability-related cases and causes have routinely gotten public attention. In part, this has to do with the way that disability commands sympathy and can sometimes generate generous media coverage. It’s easier for immigrant rights groups to command national…
This is from a leaked executive order, published here. The Arc has an excellent statement on the disability implications. Text reads: “To propose for notice and comment a rule that provides standards for determining which aliens are inadmissible or deportable on public-charge grounds, and that specifies that an alien is inadmissible as a public charge if…