The Trump Administration Proposes Immigrants Pay $1,000 Fee to Appeal Deportations

The Trump Administration has made it its mission to ruin the lives of immigrants, and their latest ploy might be one of their most nefarious yet. Suggested Reading Spades? What Diddy Will Be Doing In Prison This Fourth Of July A White Male TikToker Decided To Use Black Hair Relaxer… The Results Will Surprise You…

The Trump Administration has made it its mission to ruin the lives of immigrants, and their latest ploy might be one of their most nefarious yet.

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According to Buzzfeed News, Trumpโ€™s administration has proposed a substantial increase in the fees associated with appealing deportation cases or attempting to get their claims reconsidered by the courts. If instituted, the escalated costs could dramatically overhaul the immigration system and impact whether immigrants are able to appeal judgesโ€™ decisions in their deportation cases. Additionally, it could prevent immigrants from ever becoming legal citizens.

But just how much of a โ€œsubstantial increaseโ€ are we talking about here? Prepare to be disgusted.

From Buzzfeed News:

In a draft Department of Justice regulation obtained by BuzzFeed News, officials have proposed that immigrants pay $975 to request an appeal of an immigration judgeโ€™s ruling and $895 to request a case be reopened or reconsidered with the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Currently, the fee to apply for each of these requests is $110.

Iโ€™m trash at math, but last time I checked thatโ€™s an increase of more than 700 percentโ€”which is complete and utter bullshit.

โ€œThey are essentially depriving people of the right to appeal,โ€ Rebecca Jamil, a former immigration judge in San Francisco, told Buzzfeed News. โ€œThat is big money. Itโ€™s a substantial increase of fees thatโ€™s beyond the reach of people.โ€

But despite being well beyond the reach of many of those who would be affected, itโ€™s well within the scope of the Trump Administrationโ€™s penchant for cruelty.

This proposal requires a 60-day comment period and has yet to go into effect.

โ€œI absolutely think this will deter people from appealing decisions, even if they are unjust,โ€ Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, said.

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