AP Reports on November 11 That Immigration Arrests Continue Unabated After the Midterms: Cases at a Los Angeles Hospital Entrance, on an Alabama College Trip and at a San Diego Immigration Office
The Associated Press reported on November 11 that immigration arrests across the United States have continued unabated, even though President Donald Trump, after the Republican Party's midterm election losses, said his immigration crackdown may have been "too tough" and suggested it was time to sit down with the Democrats. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told the AP it continues operations on holidays and election days.
The reporting cited several recent cases. In Los Angeles, California, a line of immigration officers in masks and body armor blocked the entrance to a hospital emergency room in a heavily Latino neighborhood early on Saturday. In the hills of central Alabama, twin 19-year-old brothers from Venezuela were arrested at a traffic stop heading back to college the day after the elections, with asylum cases pending.
In Phoenix, Arizona, a married couple from Argentina, asylum seekers holding work permits, were arrested at the airport on Saturday while traveling to a funeral. In San Diego, California, an eight-year-old Haitian boy was taken into custody after his uncle brought him to an immigration office following a summons; his father was deported last year. Advocates also reported detentions in Florida in cars and at supermarkets, pharmacies and gas stations, and arrests of people under supervision when they showed up for appointments at the ICE office in Miami.
"Everything remains exactly the same. The arrests have not ceased at all," Florida advocate Bilbao told the AP. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said deportations will continue.
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