In some cases, passport applicants with official U.S. birth certificates are being jailed in immigration detention centers and entered into deportation proceedings. Attorneys reported that the number of denials declined during the rest of the Obama administration, and the government settled promptly when people filed complaints after being denied passports. Diez represents dozens of U.S. citizens who were denied their passports or had their passports suddenly revoked. In some cases, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrived at his clients’ homes without notice and taken passports away. She said she helped deliver 600 babies in South Texas, many of them now being denied passports.

Source: Washington Post August 29, 2018 20:25 UTC