Trump Promises to Re-traumatize Refugees, Again
When Trump 'reviews' refugee cases, history shows it's a prelude to dismantling asylum systems and demonizing desperate people. Remember the 'travel ban' targeting Muslim-majority countries (Executive Order 13769, 2017) or his administration’s systematic slashing of refugee admissions to historic lows, from over 85,000 in 2016 to just 11,814 in 2020? This isn't a 'new' crackdown; it's a re-run of
a cruelty classic. One might wonder if 'review' is just a politer word for 'deport,' or if freezing green cards for families who’ve already navigated a labyrinthine process is simply designed to inflict maximum emotional distress. The only 'crackdown' truly missed by this reporting is the crackdown on basic human decency masquerading as immigration policy.