Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement is intended to sustain victims informed of suspects’ proceedings,but critics warn that such an office is misguidedThe Trump administration has unveiled a controversial recent office set up to support the victims of crimes committed solely by undocumented migrants, which was quickly labelled a device for “scapegoating immigrants by advocates who pointed to numerous studies showing immigrants are significantly less likely to commit crime.
The Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, and Voice,was commissioned by Donald Trump in January through an executive order that also contained a host of hardline changes to immigration enforcement in the United States. The president was later booed by Democrats when he mentioned the recent office during a speech to Congress in February. Related: Fact-checking Trump: how often do immigrants in the US commit crimes? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com