You Will Anyway: Impeach the motherfucker

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Impeach the motherfucker

The Trump administration is preparing to shutter all international offices of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a move that could slow the processing of family visa applications, foreign adoptions and citizenship petitions from members of the military stationed abroad [transfering those duties — now performed by employees worldwide — to domestic offices and the State Department’s embassies and consulates].

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The shift will ripple to offices in New Delhi, Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Rome and numerous other foreign cities where the agency has offices that handle emergencies, smooth backlogs in immigration petitions and provide direct information in foreign languages. USCIS international offices also investigate fraud.

Officials said there are more than 20 offices, including several in Mexico, two in China and one that was set to open in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

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“It is a pullback from the international presence of USCIS,” said León Rodríguez, a USCIS director during the Obama administration who has hosted naturalization ceremonies for military families in Frankfurt, Germany, and Rome. “It’s in keeping with this isolationist bent that this administration has had more broadly.”

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Generally, the offices in other countries facilitate applications from potential U.S. immigrants [...] and solve a wide array of problems, such as aiding someone who lost their green card and helping widows of American citizens and members of the military obtain legal documents.

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The agency also investigates fraud, aids asylees and refugees, and provides public information in local foreign languages.

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“These are services that U.S. citizens are paying for,” said Ryan Hanlon, vice president of the Virginia-based National Council For Adoption, noting that USCIS runs on fees from immigrants and U.S. citizens. “It shouldn’t be more complex.”

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The move comes as the Trump administration is pressing to tighten the nation’s immigration controls and shift from family reunification to merit-based immigration.

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A senior DHS official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a decision that has yet to be publicly announced said it was primarily a cost-saving measure that will hand off responsibilities to State Department and DHS personnel working abroad.

WaPo

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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