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Did Obama use ICE to arrest and deport?

Obama deported more people, by a wide margin.

Syracuse University’s TRAC and subsequent press accounts report that over eight years the Obama administration recorded more than 3.1 million ICE deportations and that fiscal‑year totals under Obama included tens of thousands of interior removals [1] [4]. Reporting from 2017 noted 65,332 individuals were detained and deported in FY2016 alone, illustrating the scale of removals late in Obama’s term.

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ElwoodBlues · M

@AthrillatheHunt says

Orange man baaaad.

Actually, almost all of Obama's deportations were of people apprehended right at the border; many of them at checkpoints requesting asylum and then having their requests denied.

Here's what's different about tRump's wave of ICE "arrests" and deportations.

tRump is re-classifying people who were legally granted asylum, and declaring them suddenly illegal. Yes, they had legal protected status, and tRump stripped that from them. They only became "illegal" after a stroke of tRump's ̶p̶e̶n̶ sharpie.

Their only "crime" was incurring tRump's displeasure. SAD!!

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ElwoodBlues · M

@DogMan says

20 million

Now that I've caught you in a falsehood about a child in Albany NY in Oct 2025 being used instead of the Minneapolis child on Jan 20 2026, I'm gonna have to ask you to substantiate that number. 20 million? Where did that come from??

BTW, if an admin grants a refugee "protected status," that refugee is LEGAL.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues Why did you post that fake story about the 4 year old?

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues Protected status? Hell there are 300k missing children, are they being protected?

You can produce all the lies and memes you want. The fact is we need legal immigration, not
open borders that allow millions to flood into our country.

But I WILL stand up for the rights of people like you that ask to sponsor people from other
countries. The problem is none of yall will EVER do that.

ElwoodBlues · M

@DogMan says

Hell there are 300k missing

Oh, look who's trying desperately to distract from the subject that YOU introduced!!! You talked about "illegals" but here is the part you left out!!

tRump is re-classifying people who were legally granted asylum, and declaring them suddenly illegal. Yes, they had legal protected status, and tRump stripped that from them. They only became "illegal" after a stroke of tRump's ̶p̶e̶n̶ sharpie.

Their only "crime" was incurring tRump's displeasure. SAD!!

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ElwoodBlues · M

@DogMan, you are STILL trying to change the subject!!

You talked about "illegals" but here is the part you left out!!

tRump is re-classifying people who were legally granted asylum, and declaring them suddenly illegal. Yes, they had legal protected status, and tRump stripped that from them. They only became "illegal" after a stroke of tRump's ̶p̶e̶n̶ sharpie.

Their only "crime" was incurring tRump's displeasure. SAD!!

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues You can't just let millions of people in and SAY they get asylum.

Asylum is a process, where they have to prove they require asylum.

Biden didn't know who they were or where they came from.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues

Obtaining Asylum in the United States | USCIS
To obtain asylum in the USA, follow these steps:
Be Physically Present: You must be physically present in the United States to apply for asylum, regardless of how you arrived.
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File Application: Complete and file Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, within one year of your last arrival in the U.S..
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Attend Interview: After filing, you may be required to attend an interview with an asylum officer or an immigration court hearing.
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Decision Timeline: A decision on your application is typically made within 180 days after you file.
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Work Authorization: If granted asylum, you can apply for work authorization and eventually for permanent residency.
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For more detailed information, you can refer to the official USCIS website.
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You can't just open the borders and let people flood in and SAY they have asylum.

ElwoodBlues · M

@DogMan

You can't just let millions of people in and SAY they get asylum.

That didn't happen. The Biden administration deported nearly 4.4 million individuals.

Asylum is a process, where they have to prove they require asylum.

That DID happen.

Biden didn't know who they were or where they came from.

The Biden ADMIN knew. Look up "protected status." Those who didn't qualify were among the nearly 4.4 million deportees.

Meanwhile,

Trump administration seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases, saying applicants can be deported to third countries

Trump suspended the refugee program for all countries except for white Afrikaaners from South Africa. Thousands of refugees who had already been approved for admission—some already in transit to the U.S.—have been stranded in countries around the world. That includes hundreds of Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan and now fear for their lives.

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ElwoodBlues · M

@DogMan Many of the people admitted were granted "protected status" and tRump reversed this with a stroke of his sharpie.

Many others admitted were SEEKING asylum; their cases were backed up in courts; see below regarding court backups.

Our asylum laws need to be overhauled. They date back to Reagan who was a big big fan of immigration and was using our asylum laws to spit in the eye of Fidel Castro.

8 U.S.C. § 1158 Asylum
(a) Authority to apply for asylum
(1) In general Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien's status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, section 1225(b) of this title.

For decades, US immigration law and policy was designed to spit in the eye of Fidel Castro by treating everyone who set foot on Florida as an asylum seeker. This helped earn votes from a swing demographic in a swing state.

And, by law, people at the border can STILL request asylum. And it's a long involved process and they get entry awaiting their decision in 12 or 24 months.

That's the law. That's the law that needs fixing. AND, the Senate, in early 2024, produced a bipartisan bill to greatly streamline the asylum process. You remember what happened to that bill, right? Trump squashed it. The asylum issue has a fix and Trump doesn't want it implemented. SAD!

Trump blocked the bipartisan bill to keep the border as a campaign issue. He DAMAGED America for the sake of his campaign.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues In 2023 only 54,000 people applied for asylum. Millions entered the country.

SUMMARY
The United States provided protection to 54,350 asylees during 2023

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ElwoodBlues TPS permits foreign nationals who are already in the United States – even if they did not enter the country through an official or legal means – to remain for six, 12 or 18 months.

Times up! I know you think TPS means they can stay forever and are automatically
legal citizens. But I'm sorry, that would be wrong.

ElwoodBlues · M

@DogMan says

In 2023 only 54,000 people applied for asylum.

That is FAKE NEWS !!!

Around 945,000 US asylum applications were filed in 2023.
https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-asylum-applications-does-the-us-receive/country/united-states/

No wonder you were ashamed to provide the source of your FAKE NEWS!!!

BTW, there is a process for removal of TPS. tRump can't just wave a wand and say "all these people are now illegal."