Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Prompts Warnings, Advice For Green Card And Visa Holders

Reports of people being shackled, detained and held for deportation, some of whom have permanent residency, have raised global concerns. Here's what attorneys say.

Residents of the United States who aren’t citizens ― and even some who are ― have become increasingly worried about traveling abroad under the Trump administration.

The number of enforcement actions carried out by Customs and Border Protection so far this year is lower than prior years, according to CBP statistics posted online. But disturbing reports of people being shackled, detained and threatened with deportation, some of whom have permanent residency and some without due process, have raised global concern.

Several countries, including Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom, have issued travel advisories for the U.S., with warnings of potential detention, arrest or denied entry at U.S. border points.

U.S. colleges also have advised international students against leaving the country due to the risk of deportation when they try to return. Secretary of State Marco Rubio estimated Thursday that at least 300 foreign students have had their visas revoked in relation to their alleged involvement in political protests.

“They’re sensational cases and they should be,” immigration attorney Richard Herman with Herman Legal Group told HuffPost of such reported instances, which include people being imprisoned in detention centers for weeks and pressured to relinquish their green cards by border guards. “I think the administration is trying to make an example out of them.”