Blacked Out: Immigrants of African Descent Overlooked in Trump’s War on Foreign-Born Residents With the scope of public opinion focused squarely on the ongoing immigration debate, it’s becoming harder and harder to erase the images of children separated and placed in detainment facilities, with some unlikely to be reunited with their parents, if at all. But as the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the Muslim ban confirms, elections have consequences, and in this case the lives of Americans and immigrants alike will continue to be impacted by them.