America strict warning to Green Card
A shocking news has come out for the green card holders living in the US. The American Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has warned the green cards in a strict tone that if your record has any old wrongdoing or criminal history, your green card can be canceled. Not only this, you can also be detained while entering America. CBP has clearly said, keeping a green card is not right, but a privilege.
Well, if the law is broken!
CBP says that the US Immigration Act gives full rights to the government to take away the status of the green card holders who have broken the law in any way. Whether it is a big crime, such as drug smuggling, or small mistake, now everyone will have a strict investigation. If you reach any entry point of America and found something wrong in your record, then you may have to face mandatory custody. That is, you will be taken into custody without delay.
An atmosphere of fear in the immigrant community
Since this warning, there has been a panic among the green card holders. Many people, who have lived in America for years, are now afraid. Critics say that this language style of CBP is less than a warning and more like intimidation. People are raising questions whether the Green Card will now be considered really permanent or it has become a status with just one condition? This attitude of CBP shows that America is not going to be soft as before.
What does the law say?
America’s Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) clearly states that some special crimes – like drug smuggling, fraud, or domestic violence – green card holders – can be submitted to green card holders. But now, agencies are showing strictness even on minor crimes. That is, if there is a small mistake in your old record, then it can become a problem for you.
Questions on the land of occasions
America has always been called the land of occasions, but this new warning of CBP has raised questions on this. Millions of green card holders, who have been living in America for decades, are paying taxes, working hard, now feeling fear of punishment for their old mistakes. There are many people who made small mistakes, but now they are harassing the risk of custody or Depotation.
This strictness of CBP has further increased the spirit of insecurity among the green card holders. People are wondering if their green card is really safe now? The language of American agencies has now become more sharp and warning than before. This question is now in everyone’s mind whether the Green Card is now a permanent identity or the exemption given on some conditions? This news has not only shook the immigrant community, but has also made us think how much the attitude towards the immigrants has changed now.