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POTUS issues EO 13767 on border security and immigration enforcement

  1. Original Date Announced

    January 25, 2017

    Executive Order 13767 directs DHS to: secure the southern border through construction of a physical wall; detain and promptly remove apprehended individuals; engage with state and local governments and enter into 287(g) immigration enforcement agreements; build detention facilities; expand expedited removal to the interior; adopt a return-to-Mexico policy; end "catch and release" and "abuse of the parole and asylum provisions;" as well as other enforcement measures. [ID #246]

    Executive Order 13767: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
  2. Effective Date

    January 25, 2017
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  4. Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced

    February 2, 2021

    Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border

    This Biden Administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

    On February 5, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order revoking several related policies and declaring pursuit of "a multipronged approach toward managing migration throughout North and Central America that reflects the Nation’s highest values."

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  5. Biden Administration Action

    September 30, 2021

    Secretary Mayorkas Announces New Immigration Enforcement Priorities

    Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced new guidelines for the enforcement of civil immigration law, directing agents to prioritize apprehending immigrants for deportation who are involved in crimes and security threats. The memo also directs ICE agents to take into consideration factors such as how long an immigrant has lived in the U.S., whether they are of advanced age, and whether they have U.S.-born children in deciding whether to apprehend them.

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  6. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    June 25, 2022

    Biden administration halts limits on ICE arrests following court ruling

    This Biden administration policy modifies and restores in part the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

    On June 25, 2022, the Biden administration halted its formal enforcement priorities to comply with the above court ruling.

    Go to article on cbsnews.com
  7. Biden Administration Action: Other

    June 23, 2023

    Statement from Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the Supreme Court Decision on Immigration Enforcement

    After the United States v. Texas decision was issued on June 23, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released a formal statement noting that DHS looked forward to reinstating the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities as set forth in the Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law originally signed by Secretary Mayorkas on September 30, 2021.

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  8. Biden Administration Action: Other

    July 28, 2023

    Reinstatement of the Immigration Enforcement Priorities Post SCOTUS Ruling

    According to an August 15, 2023, stakeholder update from the ICE Office of Partnership and Engagement (OPE), the Department's Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities were reinstituted on July 28, 2023, following the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Texas. The OPE update further states that the ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) reinstated Principal Legal Advisor Kerry Doyle’s memorandum from April 2022 which provides OPLA attorneys with guidance for appropriately executing DHS’s enforcement priorities and exercising prosecutorial discretion.

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Current Status

Not in effect

Most Recent Action

July 28, 2023 Action: Other Reinstatement of the Immigration Enforcement Priorities Post SCOTUS Ruling
February 2, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
September 30, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
June 25, 2022
Acted on by Biden Administration
June 23, 2023
Acted on by Biden Administration
July 28, 2023
Acted on by Biden Administration

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