The Trump administration is threatening to halt some travel
from four countries refusing to cooperate with the Department of Homeland
Security on deportations. While neither DHS nor State named the four countries
involved, according to the Washington Times, sources identified them as the
nations of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The sanctions were
first reported by the Washington Times. "That process includes internal
discussions with, and official notification to, affected countries".
The Trump administration will impose visa sanctions on four
countries that refuse to take back foreign nationals deemed to be in the US
illegally, Department of Homeland Security Spokesman Dave Lapan said Wednesday.
An administration official confirmed that DHS sent to State letters that
triggered the sanctions. "We want those countries to be able to take back
their citizens", a State Department official said. The DHS identifies
countries that can be sanctioned and the State Department decides what, if any,
sanctions could be imposed.
Twelve countries have been designated as recalcitrant as of
July, Lapan said, including China and Cuba. It was not immediately clear why
these specific four countries were chosen. The sanctions were first reported by
the Washington Times. In a news briefing Wednesday, Lapan declined to name the
four countries. The State Department also refused to identify the countries.
After a Supreme Court ruling in 2001, immigration
authorities have been forced to release after a period of time undocumented
immigrants from countries that refuse to accept their repatriation.
Between 2013 and 2016, more than 8,000 undocumented
immigrants were released, some after serving time in prison for violent crimes,
according to data from the House committee on oversight and government reform.
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