Papers, Please!
We’re already seeing it: people pulled aside at checkpoints, bus stations, or airports—not for committing a crime, but for how they look, how they sound, or where they’re perceived to be from. In other words: racial profiling.
And in this climate, not having proof of U.S. citizenship can put you at serious risk of being detained—even if you’re here legally.
There have been high-profile cases where people who are approved asylum seekers or permanent residency were wrongfully detained have been taken in for questioning. Most disappear into Immigration Detention Centers.
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