Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Customs agents accused of targeting people from nations not in Trump’s travel ban.


       The Lawmakers, lawyers, and migrants say federal agents are misusing a form to get travelers to relinquAmid the chaos and heartache caused by President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim nations, stories have emerged of U.S.
 Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents pressuring visa holders to sign away their rights and exit the country.

When Trump unveiled the executive order, he said it would ensure “extreme vetting” of immigrants and refugees from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. 

   There is nothing in the text of the order about an I-407 form—the document that immigrants sign when they want to renounce their U.S. residency, waive their right to a hearing with an immigration judge, and leave the country. Yet the New York Times, L.A. Times, the Spanish-language news wire EFE, and other news outlets are reporting accusations that CBP officers are inappropriately pressuring visa holders from the seven banned countries to sign that form upon arrivalish visas and green cards.

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