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
It’s pretty at this point he does. At one point I was very confused by the “emptying out mental asylums” talk, but after hearing him say something along the lines of “And you have the immigrants coming here from asylums, they’re literally sending us insane people”, it’s pretty clear at this point he absolutely thinks “asylum” means “mental institution”.