[ToSD] Russian nationals are showing up at the southern border of the United States to request asylum — and they aren’t being allowed in.
Russians are currently leaving their homeland by the thousands, motivated by the country’s economy, politics and war against Ukraine. The number of Russian exiles since 2022 is in the hundreds of thousands and likely in excess of a million, according to media reports from all over the world.
But I was told by a guy who talks to people that Russia was Nirvana?
Those trying to enter the U.S. have hit a literal and figurative wall, says a local attorney representing hundreds of Russians.
He said that the Biden administration is refusing entry, even after the administration’s promise that the U.S. would welcome those fleeing the war and their participation in it.
"[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] has detained virtually all Russian-speaking adults requesting asylum at a port of entry to the United States," said Bonsall-based lawyer Curtis Morrison.
"Basically, ICE has made a decision to blanket-detain all migrants who are Russian asylum seekers, even after their asylum claims have been granted, in violation of their previous policy called the 2009 Parole Directive.
"That’s the focus of our lawsuit."
The lawsuit was filed against ICE, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
He said they may not actually be Russian.
"They may not even be from Russia but a country next to Russia, or maybe speak Russian," Morrison said.
"We don’t know why ICE implemented this policy, but there’s definitely something up with the Biden administration deciding to treat Russians differently ... ICE has detained virtually all Russian-speaking adults requesting asylum at a port of entry to the United States," he added.
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