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CBP issues memorandum "Ending Catch and Release"

  1. Original Date Announced

    January 20, 2025

    Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner of CBP, Pete Flores, orders CBP personnel to "take every reasonable action to ensure that aliens that enter the United States without proper immigration documents are detained until removed." Only the Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC) of the Office of Field Operations (OFO) and the Chief of the Border Patrol (USBP), headquarters personnel approved in writing by the EAC or Chief, and the Directors of Field Operations and Chief Patrol Agents may grant parole under INA 212(d)(5)(A). Each parole grant will be reported to the Acting Commissioner and Chief of Staff and will include an individualized justification for the urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit justifying the parole.

    2025.01.20 Ending Catch and Release
  2. Effective Date

    January 20, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Agency Directive
Subject Matter: Border Detention Humanitarian
Agencies Affected: DHS CBP

Documents

Trump-Era Policy Documents

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