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Markey Report Says Trump Administration Widened Immigration Crackdown

8/8/2026

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Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a report saying the second U.S. President Donald Trump administration expanded attacks on immigration.
The report says the administration destabilized lawful presence, stalled refugee admissions, narrowed humanitarian protections, and imposed a broader “good moral character” citizenship requirement.
It notes the firing of over 100 immigration judges, reshaping of the Board of Immigration Appeals, and concludes the system, though legally intact, now leaves non-citizens more vulnerable.

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Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a report saying the second U.S. President Donald Trump administration expanded attacks on immigration.
The report says the administration destabilized lawful presence, stalled refugee admissions, narrowed humanitarian protections, and imposed a broader “good moral character” citizenship requirement.
It notes the firing of over 100 immigration judges, reshaping of the Board of Immigration Appeals, and concludes the system, though legally intact, now leaves non-citizens more vulnerable.