Trump started his second term saying he might go easy on kids brought here young and Afghans stuck after the messy Biden withdrawal, but that all went out the window pretty fast. A college freshman who lived stateside for 12 years got shackled and deported when she tried flying home for Thanksgiving, and then the administration blocked all Afghan visas after one guy shot two National Guard members in DC.
Critics are pointing out that deporting a 19-year-old student with zero criminal history completely contradicts the whole "we're targeting dangerous criminals" messaging. Former Homeland Security people are saying there are no priorities anymore, just rounding up whoever they can grab to hit deportation numbers. Even Afghans who helped the US military and went through extensive vetting are getting caught up in the crackdown, breaking with what used to be bipartisan support for those groups.
Critics are pointing out that deporting a 19-year-old student with zero criminal history completely contradicts the whole "we're targeting dangerous criminals" messaging. Former Homeland Security people are saying there are no priorities anymore, just rounding up whoever they can grab to hit deportation numbers. Even Afghans who helped the US military and went through extensive vetting are getting caught up in the crackdown, breaking with what used to be bipartisan support for those groups.
