The US Justice Department has told the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that US Attorney General Pam Bondi has the authority to revoke green cards as she deems fit. During a Third Circuit hearing in Philadelphia, the Trump administration stated that Bondi has full discretion to revoke the permits at any time for any reason, even for legal permanent residents who had lived in the US for decades.
If approved by the court, this decision will jeopardize the security of approximately 12.8 million green card holders in America.
In the hearing, DOJ attorney Lindsay Murphy said that the regulation would be imposed in "exceptional circumstances."
When the court asked what qualifies as "exceptional circumstances," Murphy told the panel that the attorney general has full authority to make that determination. “That’s an extraordinary position for the government to be taking, don’t you think?,” US Circuit Judge Arianna Freeman.
The arguments were made during a hearing of a case of Mohammad Qatanani, the Palestinian-born imam who has lived in New Jersey since 1996. He was granted permanent residency in 2008 but has been accused of being linked to Hamas. The government has appealed against his permanent residency.
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Trump administration's crackdown on immigration
This stance by the Trump administration is a part of a larger crackdown on immigration. Earlier this week, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem suggested a TV show that would see migrants competing for citizenship and offering $1,000 incentives to immigrants who self-deport. After Trump came to power in January this year, foreign students, including Indians have been receiving emails stating that their visas have been revoked. While the mails stated that it was revoked for petty instances such as shoplifting and breaking traffic signals, critics said that these students were targeted for taking part in activism on the university campus.
