美國首次向申請庇護難民收費

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SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 29: Duc Tran, originally from Vietnam, poses for photos after being sworn in as a new U.S. citizen from his vehicle at a drive-in naturalization ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 29, 2020 in Santa Ana, California. The naturalization ceremony welcomed around 268 immigrants who took the citizenship oath and pledged allegiance to the American flag as the spread of the coronavirus continues. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person ceremonies on March 18 to help slow the spread of COVID-19 before resuming services on June 4. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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移民局首次將向尋求庇護的難民收取50元申請費,令美國成為繼伊朗、斐濟、澳洲後,全球第4個向難民徵收申請費用的國家。

USCIS表示,有關的難民收費與其他國家一致,但有官員透露,移民局希望藉此減少難民赴美尋求庇護。該匿名官員表示,根據人道主義立場,政府不應設立收費門檻,以此將難民拒之門外的行為令人反感。另一名官員更質疑, 50元根本不足以抵銷移民局的相關成本,相信收費純粹是為了懲罰難民。

關注移民權益的非牟利組織美國移民理事會譴責政府這次決定。理事會的政策顧問梅爾尼克(Aaron Reichlin-Melnick)批評,收費將加重新移民的經濟負擔,而且尋求庇護的難民申請首次工作許可時,更需支付550元,考慮到相關人士獲批前不能在美工作,550元是不合理的負擔。本報訊

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