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By Cathy Burke
January 6, 2016
Deportation
raids that began over the weekend are triggering outrage from Obama
administration allies, who are blasting the president for taking a page
out of GOP presidential
candidate Donald Trump's immigration policy playbook.
The criticism is being aimed at President Barack Obama by some Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocates, Politico reports.
The
raids are "something we would expect from a President Trump," Frank
Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, tells Politico.
"The
very tactic — with teams of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]
officers showing up at someone's home, unannounced, using deception to
gain entry, waking up sleeping
children and carting away both parents and kids — is repugnant," Sharry
tells the news outlet.
"When
this happened during the Bush presidency, then-candidate [Barack] Obama
denounced it. The fact that it is happening now under a President Obama
is outrageous."
Illinois
Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez is calling for a halt, saying the raids
are a "cruel reminder of a discredited policy," Politico reports, adding
that the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus will talk about the issue Thursday.
And
Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the sole Latino Democrat in the
Senate, also blasted the administration's "harsh tactics," Politico
reports.
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In
a statement, Menendez argues the raids are targeting illegal immigrants
"whose only mistake was to escape a certain death in their native
countries."
The
121 undocumented immigrants who were taken into custody in weekend
raids have already been ordered deported from the United States, DHS
Secretary Jeh Johnson says.
And
they had all come into the United Sates May 2014, which is in line with
administration policy that focuses on deporting criminals and those who
came here illegally
after Jan. 1, 2014.
"The
incredible disconnect of the president's language about protecting
refugees overseas as compared to his continuing treatment of the Central
American population not
as refugees but as illegal border crossers . . . will be a lasting
legacy on his record," Greg Chen, director of advocacy for the American
Immigration Lawyers Association, tells Politico.
"It's not just a blip of one weekend’s actions. It’s now an 18-month policy."
Politico
notes all three Democratic presidential candidates have raised concerns
about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations; front-runner
Hillary Clinton,
through a spokeswoman, said the government "should not be conducting
large-scale raids and roundups that sow fear and division in our
communities."
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