Plan to aggressively detain

[struggle4progress]

... The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the US illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly.

The memos dated February 17 seek to implement President Donald Trump's broad directive to crack down on illegal immigration.

Mr Kelly outlined plans to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents, expand on the priority list for immigrants marked for immediate removal and enlist local law enforcement to help make arrests, according to a person briefed on the documents ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-20/new-guidelines-for-detaining-and-deporting-illegal-immigrants/8285474

[Jim Beard]

1. Its already happening as those who took the day off to protest......

you may know some of these employers

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/employees-across-u-s-fired-after-joining-day-without-immigrants-n722991?google_editors_picks=true



""More than 100 employees across the country were fired from their jobs after skipping work to take part in last week's "Day Without Immigrants" demonstration.

Restaurants and day cares were among the businesses in states like Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma and New York where bosses fired workers after they didn't show up for work in order to protest.

In Nolensville, Tennessee, nearly 20 employees at Bradley Coatings, Incorporated — a commercial painting company — were laid off after participating in the nationwide strike on Thursday, NBC4 reported.

The company's attorney, Robert Peal, said in a statement obtained by the news station that all employees were told they risked termination if they skipped work on Thursday, but 18 did so anyway.""


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