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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:28 PM Thursday

Trump administration expands ICE authority to detain refugees

By Ted Hesson and Devika Madhusudhanan Nair

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card ‌to ensure they are "re-vetted," an apparent expansion of the president's wide-ranging crackdown on legal ‌and illegal immigration, according to a government memo.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a memo dated February 18 and ​submitted in a federal court filing, said refugees must return to government custody for "inspection and examination" a year after their admission into the United States.

"This detain-and-inspect requirement ensures that refugees are re-vetted after one year, aligns post-admission vetting with that applied to other applicants for admission, and promotes public safety," ‌the department said in the memo.

Under ⁠U.S. law , refugees must apply for lawful permanent resident status one year after their arrival in the country. The new memo authorizes immigration authorities to ⁠detain individuals for the duration of the re-inspection process.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-expands-ice-authority-062340725.html

That racist piece of shit Miller wants to deport even more.

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GiqueCee

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1. How is it that ANY president...
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 02:36 PM
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... can unilaterally bestow powers on a homicidal good squad like ICE? Isn't that the job of Congress? Never mind; I just answered my own question. Congress isn't just a lap dog, it's a pitiful cur beaten into submission by a raging psychopath.

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