California on Closing Down Detention Centers

California's Governor Gavin Newson signed a bill last Friday that could stop the use of private prisons and immigration detention centers. The law states that California will end their use of these private detention facilities by 2028. The state will also ban the renewing of contracts or signing new contracts after January in 2020. Newsom wanted to put an end to this due to over-incarceration and to stand up for the health, safety and welfare of the people in these centers who are here looking for asylum. ICE states that if the law takes place they will move their detainees out of California which would become more difficult for people to visit their friends and family in custody. 




https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/12/politics/california-law-ban-private-for-profit-prisons/index.html

Deportation of Veteran's Wife

Alejandra Juarez who is a wife to an Iraq War veteran was deported August 3rd. She married to Cuauhtemoc Juarez  who served in the marines from 1995 - 1999 (Married in 2000). Alejandra crossed the border from Mexico illegally in 1998. The reason for the deportation is just because of the stricter immigration laws by the Presidents administration. Alejandra and her lawyer did everything they could to stop her deportation but ICE died her a "stay of removal". She is now living in Mexico with her younger daughter and the Oldest daughter stayed with her father. 

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/07/25/ice-to-deport-wife-of-marine-iraq-vet-aug-3/ 

Trumps Proposal on immigration

The Trump Administration has recently announced a proposal they have made to keep Immigrant families detained for a longer period of time. According to the article it states, "President Donald Trump saying it would discourage migrants from coming to the US" (CNN). The reason Trump and his administration is doing this  because they believe if they keep immigrants detained longer that It will cause people to loose confidence in immigrating to the United States. He tried to point finger at Obama stating that he was the one responsible for families being separated but it was trumps "Zero tolerance" policy which caused many children to be separated form their families (CNN). 






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