• Melllvar
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        5 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.

        • @[email protected]
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          -45 months ago

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

        • ThrowawayM
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          -65 months ago

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

          • Melllvar
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            15 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.

            • ThrowawayM
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              -45 months ago

              So to you, having a secure border is a crime against humanity?

              • Melllvar
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                25 months ago

                Border security is the ends; I’m talking about the means.

          • YeetPics
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            -15 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.

            • ThrowawayM
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              -35 months ago

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

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