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ICE Announces Narrower Priorities for Immigration Enforcement, Deportation

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WASHINGTON—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials announced new interim guidelines on Feb. 18 for handling the arrest, detainment, and deportation of illegal immigrants. DHS said the three priority criteria—national security, border security, and public safety—outlined in the interim guidelines are effective immediately for all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. Any ICE agent who encounters …

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Federal Texas judge blocks Biden’s deportation freeze

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FILE – In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Border Patrol agents stop men thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 10:53 AM PT – Wednesday, February 10, 2021 The Biden administration has continued to face push-back for its response to illegal …

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Biden renews deportation relief for Syrians in the United States

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FILE PHOTO: Protesters gather with a sign that reads “Syrian refugees: NYC says welcome” outside Terminal 4 at JFK airport in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on immigration in Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo January 29, 2021 By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The …

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Chad Wolf: Biden’s 100-Day Deportation Freeze ‘Very Dangerous’ Amid Pandemic

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The Biden administration’s move to suspend certain deportations for 100 days would not only pose a security threat but also favor actions that put additional pressure on the nation’s public health system, said former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf. Shortly after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memo …

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Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Deportation Freeze Order

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The state of Texas on Friday sued the Biden administration over a memorandum suspending the deportations of illegal aliens. “On its first day in office, the Biden Administration cast aside congressionally enacted immigration laws and suspended the removal of illegal aliens whose removal is compelled by those very laws. In doing so, it ignored basic …

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Trump Issues Memo Protecting Some Venezuelans Living in US From Deportation

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday has approved the deferral of deportation of eligible Venezuelan nationals who fled to the United States when an economic crisis swept the socialist country. Trump issued a memo directing the secretary of state and the secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate measures to defer for 18 months the deportation of any …

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Exclusive: Biden team weighs deportation relief for more than 1 million Hondurans, Guatemalans

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December 21, 2020 By Ted Hesson and Laura Gottesdiener WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The incoming Biden administration is considering a plan to shield more than a million immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala from deportation after the countries were battered by hurricanes in November, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition …

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