One of President Biden's first acts on immigration is to suspend investigations, arrests, and deportations of most criminal aliens for the next 100 days. In a memo titled "Review of and Interim Revision to Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Procedures", sent on Wednesday to all immigration agency heads, Acting DHS Secretary David Pekoske announced new enforcement priorities that go into effect on February 1, 2021. The memo imposes restrictions on immigration enforcement actions that are even tighter than those adopted (with disastrous results) by the Obama administration, and make the country a sanctuary not only for criminal aliens, but all who are here in defiance of our laws.
According to the memo, only the following categories of illegal aliens will be subject to removal in the next 100 days:
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According to the memo, only the following categories of illegal aliens will be subject to removal in the next 100 days:
- National security threats — those who have been involved in or are suspected of involvement in terrorism, or who are otherwise deemed a threat;
- Recent illegal border crossers — those who have arrived illegally after November 1, 2020; and
- Aggravated felons — those who are currently incarcerated for an aggravated felony conviction and who are determined to be a threat to public safety.
Biden Freezes ICE; Suspends 85% of Criminal Alien Deportations
President Biden has said that he doesn't support "abolishing ICE", but apparently he does support abolishing nearly all immigration enforcement.
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