Trump Postpones Immigration Raids Planned for Sunday in 10 US Cities

Trump Postpones Immigration Raids Planned for Sunday in 10 US Cities

The Trump administration has delayed the start of nationwide immigration raids that had been set to start early Sunday morning. The raids has been planted to be conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents  in 10 major US cities and target at least 2,000 families with deportation orders.

On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced he had delayed the raids at the request of Democrats in order for both Democrats and Republicans to work out a solution on the illegal immigration problems at the Southern border.

"At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border," he wrote on Twitter. "If not, Deportations start!,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had earlier opposed the raids and called on them to be stopped, saying they would tear families apart and inject terror into local communities.

"Tomorrow is Sunday, and as many people of faith attend religious services, the President has ordered heartless raids. It is my hope that before Sunday, leaders of the faith-based community and other organizations that respect the dignity and worth of people will call upon the President to stop this brutal action which will tear families apart and inject terror into our communities,” Pelosi wrote.

Contrary to the presidents reason for postponing the raids, two senior administration officials told BuzzFeed News that acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kevin McAleenan or his staff leaked operational details of the raids, ultimately putting the operation in jeopardy.

Raids had been planned in the following cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco.

 

 

Comments

Propheth (not verified)     Sun, 06/23/2019 @ 01:53am

One day this man will realise that there a God who resides in heaven in a judgment seat and who also fights for the rejected ,the poor and oppressed.Let his and his stone hearted republicans know this as they offer their hypocritical prayers

MjuAji (not verified)     Sun, 06/23/2019 @ 03:12am

Kimantiki, na tangu jadi, ICE haijawahi kutangaza kwamba itamvamia na kumrejesha mhamiaji yeyote na kumrudisha makwao. Idara hii ina utaratibu fulani inaoufuata ili kutekeleza jambo hilo. Pumbavu Trump, ambaye ana akili punguani, anafanya mambo kiholela holela kana kwamba Marekani ni nyumbani mwake. Nafikiri kiongozi wa ICE wamemshauri kutoropoka ovyo ovyo ili waweze kuwafumania wahamiaji bila ilani. Si kusema kwamba uongozi wa Democrats unawafungia wahamiaji jicho moja. Ni wakati wa uongozi wa Rais Obama ambapo idadi kubwa ya wahamiaji walifurushwa makwao hata kuliko wakati wa Rais Bush. Mashauri yangu ni:
1. Kaa chonjo.
2. Weka mvinyo kando.
3. Endesha gari lako kwa mwendo wa kinyonga au kwa ukasi ulionyeshwa.
4. Usimpige mke au watoto wako, wala kuwakemea.
5. Usimsukume, usiuweke mkono wako juu ya mwili wa yeyote, usipigane na atayekuchokoza timua mbio hata kama ni kufagia chochote kilicho mbele yako. Afadhali wakuite muoga wakati huu.
6. Hama unakoishi, au badilisha anwani ya makaazi.
7. Kazini, fanya kazi kwa bidii ili kufumba macho ya nyapara au muajiri wako.
8. Ikiwezakana, tumia basi au taxi kwenda kazini.
9. Kama ulinunua nyumba, iuze na kuziweka akaunti Jamhuri, na uhamie katika chumba cha kukodisha.
10. Usiwahi kumweleza Mkenya yeyote kuhusu mambo yako.
11. Wajapo, usifungue mlango, ila hakikisha vyuma vyote vya dirisha au mlango wa nyuma wa nyumba unayoikoishi umewekwa mafuta(oil) usinong'one utakapokuwa ukichomoka.
12. Nyenyekea mbele ya Mwenyezi Mungu na umuombe akurehemu kwa kuwepo kwako Marekani ni haki.
13. Pole pole kaa mbali na Wakenya, hasa wale wajiitao Wakenya-Wamarekani.
14. Usidhubutu kuoa MMarekani yeyote, au Mkenya yeyote aliye na makaratasi kama unafahamu kinaga ubaga kwamba ulikoroga makaratasi yako miongo kadhaa iliyopita.
15. Usilale usingizi wa fo fo fo, ila ule wa kaka sungura, kwani wajapo na wabishe bishe mlango, ukose kufungua, wataingia na mlango.
16. JIPANGE SASA. Nunua "kakitu" au "tukitu" na sana sana nyumba kule Jamhuri. Furusha madabo zako Jamhuri haraka iwezekanavyo. Ilani!!!!Usinunue ulikotoka. Ukweli nauweka bayana hapa! Utakapofumaniwa, gari lako, nyumba yako, vitu vyako vya nyumbani, na chochote kile kitanadiwa, na vitu vya vitapeanwa kwa Thrift Stores, Salvation Army, na vingine kung'eng'aniwa na watu weusi na wazungu walio na shingo nyekundu.
17. Uendeshapo gari, weka ilani ya kuingia iwe ni mkono wa kushoto au kulia, na usizungushe gari ovyo(U-turn) pasipo ruhusiwa.
18. Waite jamaa yako pamoja na uwatayarishe kwa yanayoweza kutokea. Hata kama watoto ni wachanga, waambie watakacho fanya kitakachotendeka.
Ufuatayo haya, pengine "MjuAji" atakunusuru. Nawatakia kheri na moyo wa kung'eng'ena na yatakayojiri, ambayo haitajiri.
19. Tuchua mkopo kutoka kwa kadi zako na benki na zionyeshe pa kwenda.
20. Uwendapo kanisani na msikitini, na mhubiri aulize wasiokuwa na makaratasi wasimame ili waobewe, kaa kimya, kaa kijiwe, kaa kitako, usiyumbe yumbe, kwani waweza kujitangaza hapa. Maadui wamo mumo humo.
21. Kabla ya kutoka kazini au nyumbani, izinguke gari lako, na ikague hasa kule chini chini kwani ICE wanaweza kuweka chombo cha kukufuata wewe ili wajue uishipo au ufanyapo kazi.
22. Jihadhari na mawakiri wa Kenya au Walatino. Kwani, anapokuwa akikutetea, ICE wanawakagua kuangali kama washaavunja sheria za uhamiaji wakati mmoja. Mwaweza kujipata ndani bila kujua. Ikiwezekana, tafuta wazungu ikiwezekana.

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