Trump Policy Allows Detention of Legal Refugees for Re-vetting

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The Donald Trump administration issued a memo authorizing federal agents to detain legal refugees for re-inspection one year after their arrival if they have not yet obtained green cards.This DHS directive reverses a 2010 policy and comes as the number of people in ICE detention has risen 75% to 68,000 since Donald Trump took office.While Joseph Edlow cites safety concerns from a USCIS review, advocates like Shawn VanDiver and Krish O’Mara Vignarajah from Global Refuge condemned the move after John Tunheim blocked similar efforts.
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