• Melllvar@startrek.website
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    10 months ago

    Declaring asylum seekers to be criminals without hearing their asylum claim is a contributing factor to my characterizing Trump’s separation policy as crime against humanity.

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      10 months ago

      I didn’t see anything in your source that indicates asylum seekers were deemed criminals without hearing their asylum claim.

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      10 months ago

      Illegally immigrating is a crime, regardless if they claim asylum after they get caught.

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        10 months ago

        One of the components of a crime against humanity is that it is part of an official domestic law or policy, or carried out by officials in their official capacity.

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        10 months ago

        Requesting asylum isn’t a crime, you should read up on border laws if you’re going to be so cheeky and abrasive and wrong.

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          10 months ago

          I didnt say requesting asylum was a crime. I said illegally immigrating was.

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