CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that African visitors to the U.S. are less likely to overstay their visas. Data reviewed by the African Immigrant Leadership Forum show there are a smaller number of African visitors who overstay their visas compared to other non-African visitors.
The Trump Administration’s hardline immigration crackdown disproportionately affects Black migrants, according to a recent analysis by the African Immigrant Leadership Forum.
Only about 10 percent of immigrants in the U.S. identify as Black or African American.
African, Caribbean and Middle Eastern countries, however, make up the majority of countries targeted in President Trump’s travel bans and restrictions.
Dauda Sesay, the National Network Director for African Communities Together, spoke at a recent forum addressing new immigration policies.
“ The ongoing roadblocks of refugee protection are not just policy shifts. They are coordinated, attacked, aimed at making America whiter," he said.
Diana Konaté, the executive director for policy and advocacy with African Communities Together, said there are less African visitors to the U.S. who overstay their visas than visitors from non-African countries.
"This administration is not actually interested in addressing overstays, but in punishing African immigrants or travelers from Africa,” she said.
Some of the countries included in President Trump's travel bans include Chad, Sudan, the Republic of Congo and Haiti. More than 50 percent of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. are in South Florida.
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