Administration offers nonsensical explanation for why Hurricane Dorian survivors without visas were told to disembark a Florida-bound ferry on Sunday
on Monday that the agency had informed Balearia it needed to transport evacuees to Nassau in order to obtain visas before continuing to the United States. A different CBP spokesperson later toldthat this was correct and that operators were being advised to coordinate with the U.S. and Bahamian governments.
Though it’s unclear what exactly happened on the Balearia ferry Sunday night, the Trump administration hasn’t exactly exuded compassion when it comes to the plight of refugees. In 2018 Trump described nearby Haiti, which was rocked by an earthquake in 2010, as a “shithole country” while arguing that the government should prevent “more Haitians” from coming to the United States. Staying on brand, the Trump administration is now considering a “drastic” cut to the number of refugees the U.S.
Fellow presidential candidate Tom Steyer agreed with O’Rourke, although he didn’t call out the Trump administration specifically., and now we are turning away the people who most need our help,” he wrote. “This isn’t what America is supposed to stand for.” But the most appropriate response may have come from Sen. Brian Schatz . “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?” he tweeted.
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