Trump Admin Returns Russian Dissident Asylum Seekers to Putin

>Activists warn Russian political refugees against seeking asylum in the US

>Immigration and Customs Enforcement had put them on a circuitous route: after being picked up from an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, they made stops in the Caribbean before moving onwards to Cairo, Egypt.

>From Cairo, a plane took them to Moscow.

>The episode has caused panic among Russian dissidents and exiles. Many of them fled the country in the years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Thousands sought refuge in the U.S., telling immigration authorities that they fear imprisonment or persecution

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-admin-returns-russian-dissident-asylum-seekers-to-putin

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  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    Sorry for off-topic…

    I might be ootl, but is this what the daily WH press pic looks like nowadays? Trump insisting on wearing that stupid cap all the time, in a suit, looking frail and old. JD Vance looking like one of a pair of bodyguards. The oval office just overloaded with … items.

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      3 days ago

      “The current political direction is brought to you by our sponsor [whoever just stuffed his purse].”

      Making cheesy shows for TV is all he knows. So of course it’s all he does.