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The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday said that it will abide by a court ruling that struck down the Biden administration’s significantly narrowed priorities for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — saying agents will make decisions on a “case-by-case” basis as its appeal is heard.
“While the Department strongly disagrees with the Southern District of Texas’s court decision to vacate the Guidelines, DHS will abide by the court’s order as it continues to appeal it,” DHS said in a statement.
The statement is in response to a ruling from Texas Judge Drew Tipton earlier this month that nullified the Biden administration’s memo that limits significantly which illegal immigrants the agency can arrest and deport. Tipton put a stay for seven days which is now expired, and the administration is appealing the ruling.
“During the appeals process, ICE agents and officers will make enforcement decisions on a case-by-case basis in a professional and responsible manner, informed by their experience as law enforcement officials and in a way that best protects against the greatest threats to the homeland,” DHS said.
FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN BIDEN ADMIN’S NARROWING OF ICE ARREST, DEPORTATION PRIORITIES
The September memo, which solidified temporary guidance issued in Feb. 2021, limited agents to prioritizing recent border crossers, threats to national security and those with certain “aggravated” felonies.
June 2, 2022: ICE agents conduct an enforcement operation in the U.S. interior.
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“The fact an individual is a removable noncitizen therefore should not alone be the basis of an enforcement action against them,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in the memo. “We will use our discretion and focus our enforcement resources in a more targeted way. Justice and our country’s well-being require it.”
Under the policy, arrests and deportations have plummeted….
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