The Trump administration’s efforts to expedite deportation proceedings

The current administration of the US has used all the tools at its disposal to reduce and curb immigration, mainly illegal. President Donald Trump and his Cabinet have increased border protection, hiring more than 10,000 agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and have also changed immigration enforcement within the country to carry out massive operations and detain undocumented immigrants to initiate deportation proceedings.

It is important to clarify that the US immigration system normally offers multiple alternatives for undocumented foreigners who are fleeing danger and persecution. However, the Trump administration has tried to reduce benefits and options for immigrants who managed to cross the borders without authorization and currently reside in the country, including unaccompanied minors.

Speaking specifically about children and adolescents, mainly those who arrive at the borders unaccompanied, the local law allows them to apply to several humanitarian programs and requirements are usually lower than in other immigration processes. This is because the US tries to protect them since they are more vulnerable to precarious situations such as abuse, kidnapping, human trafficking, inter alia.

Although local law establishes certain parameters to protect unaccompanied immigrant minors, the Trump administration has implemented multiple policies that allow deportation of minors amid the health crisis caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.

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Congresswoman sends letter to EOIR requesting explanation of immigration processes

On Monday, December 7, 2020, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which belongs to the Department of Justice (DOJ), requesting an explanation about sudden changes in filing deadlines of dozens of immigration applications.

The EOIR sent notices and scheduling orders to dozens of immigrants, stating that they must file the necessary documentation for their immigration cases within weeks to avoid deportation proceedings. It is important to clarify that some documents must be original, translated or must meet certain requirements in order to be accepted by immigration courts. This process could sometimes take several weeks, or even months, and expedite immigration processes could lead to the rejection of hundreds of applications.

Adding to that, Pressley asks for an explanation as to why these immigration court scheduling orders were primarily sent to unaccompanied minors or young immigrants who applied for legal permits to remain in the US.

Pressley states that the Trump administration, in an attempt to deport as many undocumented immigrants as possible, is omitting several legal parameters regarding unaccompanied minors as they are “particularly vulnerable” to dangerous situations. She states that “To fast-track these cases is both unnecessary and unjust as they rob children of their right to due process.”

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