Here’s what you need to know about your rights when entering the US

Trump’s hardline immigration policy is sweeping up even visa and green card holders into detention centers
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has carried out the hardline immigration policies he promised on the campaign trail.
Trump’s administration sent migrants to the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba – with little access to legal counsel – and singled out two pro-Palestinian academics for deportation. The administration also failed to return El Salvador-destined deportation flights in potential violation of a court order.
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