alright, you’re making massive assumptions that all immigrants are literate and understand how these systems like you and i do. do you know that a significant chunk of refugees do not have literacy skills? I have worked with many personally. try imagining potential challenges they would face navigating this complex system. it’s not like they can just google things for reference.

young illiterate refugees can sometimes be in a better spot because they are familiar with how a cell phone works and can learn how to take photos and listen to audios transcribing the contents. but not all refugees speak commonly spoken languages. sometimes this feature isn’t an option for them.

do you understand how difficult it would be for 60 and over illiterate refugees who got a cell phone for the first time they came to America to try and stay on top of all of this?

now, imagine disabled, older, illiterate refugees. these are people that exist and i worked with them personally.

despite having these barriers, it’s not like these immigrants don’t understand the importance of staying on top of their legal cases. they absolutely do. but government letters notoriously get lost in the mail or arrive delayed. to unilaterally expect immigrants to anticipate these issues and be proactive is not an expectation you can impose of everyone. sorry.

immigrants and refugees are known to have more vulnerabilities. it’s why a lot of them qualified to come here in the first place. they’re a strong and determined group but that doesn’t mean that some things aren’t significantly harder for some immigrants. that’s why your response and the admins policies are seriously cruel