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Original Date Announced
January 25, 2017Executive 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 ImprovementsEffective Date
January 25, 2017Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
February 2, 2021Creating 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."
View DocumentCurrent Status
Not in effectFebruary 2, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersAssociated or Derivative Policies
- February 17, 2017 CBP issues memo on hiring to comply with EO 13767
- February 20, 2017 DHS implements EO 13767 on "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements"
- February 21, 2017 ICE implements EO 13767 and 13768; directs enforcement against all removable noncitizens and revises detention policy
- February 21, 2017 DHS issues extensive Q&A on EO 13767, including on the border wall, targeting child smuggling, and increasing ICE's detention capacity
- April 12, 2017 Draft DHS progress report on EO 13767 implementation
- April 6, 2018 POTUS issues memorandum ending "catch and release" at the border
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New Policy
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Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements