Byline: Julie Zimmer

The Trump administration has repeatedly stressed that its focus is to deport violent criminals who entered the United States illegally. According to the President, he wants to deport “the worst first.”  Few people would argue with that goal.  However, recent actions of the Trump administration make clear that even migrants who entered the county legally may be subject to detention and deportation.  The abrupt termination of the CBP-One program by executive order is one glaring example.