Thirty-five Democratic Congressional Representatives are pushing for the Department of Homeland Security to stop detaining lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender illegal immigrants.
In a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, the members said detention “should almost never be used for vulnerable groups such as LGBT immigrants facing immigration proceedings.” Instead, they asked officials to use parole or other alternatives to ensure the safety of immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Individuals who identify as LGBT are “extremely vulnerable to abuse, including sexual assault, while in custody, particularly transgender women housed in men’s detention facilities,” the 35 Democrats wrote.
Immigrants rights advocates in Orange County, Cali. are pleased with the news.
“You keep people in detention if they are a high risk,” said Lowenthal, whose district includes Garden Grove, Westminster, Los Alamitos and other Orange County communities. “The data now indicates not only are they the most vulnerable of the vulnerable, they don’t pose a danger to the community.”
However, opponents of illegal immigration don’t agree that LGBT immigrants should be treated differently.
“The bottom line is they chose to come here illegally. They shouldn’t be in our country. They are here breaking the law. If anybody has particular issues or difficulties, we should address it. But bottom line, they shouldn’t even be here,” said Betty Robinson, a Tustin resident and member of several conservative organizations, including the Claremont-based We the People Rising.
If you give them what they want, then you’ll have a sudden increase in illegals claiming to be gay. You don’t think they’ll lie about that to get amnesty?
Just when you think it can’t get any worse…. surprise!!
There is no distinction between LGBT and any illegal aliens. The borders are and have been wide open for all for a very long while. A nonpoint actually because any and all are welcomed by BHO and crew to include violent criminals and all agencies have been told to stand down !
This is far more important and actually matters ?
They all will lie about anything to get the benefits that our govt gives them…look at this another way…how do you know that their govt might want them to support a candidate for a reason that will benefit mexico, think these amnestied illegals will not vote to support mexico?…think again, they will have dual citizenship and for whatever reason they love mexico!
most of them are HIV and do you want that tainted blood…
No doubt they fled here to escape persecution from Latin Catholics at home…
Just like the Sunnies who have been imported while fleeing the onslaught of ISIS in Syria… oh wait a minute ISIS is Sunni as well.
And as I understand the Pope is being nice to Sodomites nowadays, as long as they are not priest trying to hook up with choir boys.
Maybe LA Gays are looking for more Latin buddies to booger, and the Democrats are looking for more votes.
I agree that they should not be detained…deport them!