From the article, “The Forgotten Asian Refugees Fed Into The U.S. Prison System”, by Kimberly Yam, explains how ICE under the Trump administration created difficulty and fear among immigrant communities in this case the Southeast Asians. In the text, Phal Sok and his family escaped Cambodia from a communist regime and lost his father while growing up through a tough life in prison and the streets. More than 100 Cambodian refugees were detained by ICE causing uncertainty and terror within the communities who just escaped from countries that were suffering from war. The age of ICE under Trump caused a new problem for people who thought they left the worries behind only to face it once again. Activists and advocates call for more community support and to raise awareness on the issues of ICE crackdowns on both legal and illegal immigrations. The criminalization of refugees and immigrants is unfair and creates division because they target the vulnerable communities and they forget that their ancestors were once immigrants searching for a better life too.
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I agree with how you said that the criminalization of refugees and immigrants is unfair and how it creates division because they target the vulnerable communities, especially deportation. It doesn’t make sense to why they would be deported when the US were literally the ones who accepted the refugees in. As if they already don’t have ptsd from war, them being deported and separated from families just makes it even worse.
Exactly Rathna, it seems like under Trump administration, it got worse for immigrants. There is fear of deportation for the families and the children most importantly because that separation is no joke. If the U.S. is the country or land of the “free” shouldn’t the immigration laws and policies be more reasonable. Immigrants make up America because everyone has ancestors who go way back to the beginning of time, so America should stand by that word “free” and let immigrants live freely in America instead of stripping their rights and forcefully deporting them back to where they migrated from.
I agree with you. During Trump’s administration, ICE seems to have begun to hold most of the power, and began to directly arrest those who are going to court to win long-term settlement in the United States. If these people are forcibly deported, their fate will be particularly difficult.
Trump and ICE do not know how to handle things. Separating families and forcing people to go back to a place they don’t want is just cruel and inhumane. It is like they get some sick enjoyment off of this. This country needs to change their policies and rules. Enough is enough