Trump Urges Kids to Deport Themselves in New $2.3BN Scheme

PunchUp reports on a proposed $2.3 billion expansion of the federal self-deportation program that would include stipends tied to unaccompanied migrant children and “rover” teams tasked with enrolling detainees. Immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford sharply questions the proposal’s safeguards and voluntariness, saying the arrangement “looks and feels a lot like human trafficking.” Read the full article […]
Trump’s new plan for children terrifies policy experts: ‘Looks like human trafficking’

Raw Story highlights immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford’s warning over a proposed $2.3 billion expansion of the federal self-deportation program, including incentives involving unaccompanied migrant children and efforts to enroll people already in detention. After reviewing the proposal, Sharma-Crawford said the arrangement “looks and feels a lot like human trafficking,” raising urgent questions about safeguards, coercion, […]