ruizags.bsky.social
Senior Policy Analyst at Migration Policy Institute, bringing research-based solutions at the forefront of migration policy in the US and Latin America
👤 Joined on 15 January 2025
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Show PostBut an increasing proportion of arrests have been made by local law enforcement in partnership with ICE, via 287(g) agreements. In many regions, it can be difficult to know when local officers are conducting routine policework or immigration enforcement. In many cases, they are doing both.
Show PostYou can’t just deport people to third countries because you paid off that country’s government for an assurance no rights violations will occur. That’s just not what US law says and not how the Refugee and Torture conventions work. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Show PostSeparate from those programs, the Biden admin admitted over 100,000 refugees in FY2024, a record in US admissions this century and the highest number since 1995. Miller and Co hated that. www.migrationpolicy.org/journal/spot...
Show PostMy table for the new reconciliation money Two big takeaways: 1) tons of money for DHS with far *less* accountability or oversight than is typical 2) taken together with OBBBA, ICE can run at roughly quadruple capacity through 2029 even with no additional money, but CBP will run out next year
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