The Department of Homeland Security released a memo ending limitations on Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions at “protected areas” that include churches and schools.
The rule imposed by former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas under the Biden administration restricted enforcement actions in order to make sure migrants weren’t discouraged from accessing “essential services” or engaging in “essential activities.”
The previous memo said that ICE enforcement must take into account ‘broader societal interests.’
The new DHS memo has instead called on ICE agents to use their common sense when enforcing immigration law.
“Going forward, law enforcement officers should continue to use that discretion along with a healthy dose of common sense,” read the memo. “It is not necessary, however, for the head of the agency to create bright line
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