(Headline USA) Democrats are pushing to give special privileges to illegal immigrants who identify as LGBT, arguing that they qualify as a “vulnerable person” and should thus receive deferential treatment.
A bill backed by dozens of Democrats in the House and Senate, called the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, would set minimum standards for detention facilities where illegal aliens are held as they await processing. The bill would ban the use of private detention facilities and also make it harder for immigration officials to detain people who identify as gay, lesbian, or transgender.
“Our immigration system has allowed for the unjust treatment of immigrants and stripped them of their humanity and due process,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., one of the bill’s sponsors, said in a statement on Thursday. “We must respect and protect the basic rights of immigrants detained in the United States.”
