Times are hard and the struggle is real for illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n
Two Brazilian women offered one of our reporters $5,000 cash and sexual favors in exchange for marrying them, only to obtain American citizenship.<\/p>\n
We will get to that later in the story.<\/p>\n
But first lets talk about the new recent immigration arrests and raids in Charlotte, NC. All of the many arrest photos you see here are of illegal immigrants that currently face deportation.<\/p>\n
In Charlotte’s most recent arrests, undocumented immigrants have been arrested on their way to work, at their homes, and during large scale raids.<\/p>\n
Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) is sending a message that every undocumented immigrant living in the U.S. is subject to removal.<\/p>\n
Under the administration of President Donald Trump, authorities have enforced immigration laws more aggressively, resulting in a increased percentage of arrests of undocumented immigrants.<\/p>\n
President Obama was a lot more lenient when it came to illegal immigrant arrests. In fact, President Obama only focused on arresting immigrants who had committed felonies and violent crimes. Additionally President Obama created the DACA. <\/p>\n
On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that gives ICE authority to detain and arrest undocumented immigrants in the U.S., regardless of whether they have a criminal record.<\/p>\n
Once an arrest is made, the detainee is given a notice to appear in immigration court. Some are able to bail out of jail, but if they aren’t then they are taken to a immigration detention facility until their court date. The closest immigration detention facility is in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
If the judge rules that the undocumented immigrant is to be deported, then they are sent back to the detention facility where they await deportation.<\/p>\n