Curiosities t1_j0v7e3g wrote
Where are the lawsuits intended to stop this from happening? These people are likely not being moved voluntarily, potentially being misled, some of these may not be legal to send them, and they're being sent far from the immigration courts handling their cases. How will they report to their hearings if they are thousands of miles away? etc
Using people as pawns in stunts like this needs to be halted.
spicytoastaficionado t1_j0vhwg4 wrote
>These people are likely not being moved voluntarily,
Everyone who is bussed signs a consent form that is available in multiple languages.
The consent form with the migrant's signature can be verified via barcode bracelet which also includes their ID info. Bizarrely, politicians here are really mad at TX providing migrants with a form of ID.
You can find multiple articles, such as this one, where migrants are thankful for free bus rides to friendlier jurisdictions like D.C. and NYC.
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>potentially being misled
Economic migrants were misled by coyotes who promised them citizenship in the US; not the TX governor who truthfully and accurately told them that the mayor of NYC would welcome them with open arms.
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>some of these may not be legal to send them
The migrants being bussed here have been released from federal custody. Why would it not be legal to offer them a free bus ride?
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>they're being sent far from the immigration courts handling their cases. How will they report to their hearings if they are thousands of miles away? etc
Migrants released into the U.S. are given instructions on checking in with immigration. They are not bound to a specific office and at this point they haven't even been assigned a court date or a judge yet.
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>Using people as pawns in stunts like this needs to be halted.
Agreed. The mayor of our city shouldn't have talked so much shit and exploited the migrant crisis to get some good PR which inspired the governor of TX to call his bluff.
Publicity stunts beget publicity stunts. Go figure.
MeatballMadness t1_j0v9abn wrote
Yes, they should be left to sleep under the bridges in El Paso with the other thousands of people crossing the border every week. How dare they be moved near me where I have to deal with them in person and not wax poetic about them on the internet.
Out of sight, out of mind.
xterminatorofCauca t1_j0vgevk wrote
That's pretty much what the entire country wants out of mind out of sight. You have a small amount that care and a good percentage that acts like they care but don't want them anywhere near them
mdude04 t1_j0vczxe wrote
There's a very straightforward process to change the venue of your immigration case. But most likely if they are being bused here directly after crossing the border, they would put New York as their place of residence before ever being assigned to an immigration judge in the first place
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