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Date Announced
Feb. 20, 2017DHS memo implements EO 13768 (Jan. 25, 2017). The memo: 1) directs ICE to hire 10,000 additional agents; 2) prioritizes for removal immigrants: a) convicted of, charged with, or who have committed a crime; b) engaged in fraud, willful misrepresentation or abuse of a public benefits program; c) are subject to a final order of removal; or d) pose a public safety or national security threat; 4) restores the Secure Communities Program; 5) directs ICE and CBP to expand 287(g) agreements; 6) narrows exercise of prosecutorial discretion; 7) establishes the VOICE office (Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement); 8) indicates that parole should not be granted for "predesignated categories;" and 9) no longer affords Privacy Act rights to persons who are not citizens or LPRs. [ID #252]
See Biden administration action below.
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Effective Date of Change
Feb. 20, 2017 -
Subsequent Action
May 22, 2017 Implementation of Executive Order 13768, "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States -
Biden Administration Action
January 20, 2021This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On January 20, 2021, DHS issued a policy memo rescinding and suspending the Trump-era policy memo.
2021.01.20 Review of and Interim Revision to Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities
Prior Policies
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DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson's 2014 enforcement priorities memo prioritized national security, border security and public safety threats (Priority 1); noncitizens convicted of a serious misdemeanor (Priority 2); and noncitizens recently ordered removed (Priority 3).
Policies for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants (Nov. 20, 2014)
Subsequent Action
Biden Administration Action
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Associated or Derivative Policies