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Original Date Announced
February 18, 2025ICE sent an email directive to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers directing them to consider for expedited removal when they report to an ERO office all noncitizens previously released by CBP who have not affirmatively applied for asylum with USCIS. This includes (1) paroled "arriving aliens"; (2) "aliens" issued a Notice to Report (NTR); and (3) "aliens" processed for Parole + ATD or Parole with Conditions (PWC).
For "arriving aliens," the directive states that "[t]here is no time limit on the ability to process such aliens for ER."
For NTR, Parole + ATD, and PWC cases, the directive states that they are subject to ER if they are inadmissible under either INA 212(a)(6)(C) or (a)(7) and either the initial CBP encounter was within 14 days and 100 air miles of the border or the noncitizen has not been continuously physically present in the US for two years prior to the inadmissibility finding by ERO.
Individuals not processed for ER should be placed in removal proceedings in immigration court.
If a noncitizen in in active parole status, the NTA or ER charging document will serve to terminate their parole.
This email directive seems to expose millions of individuals who came to the country legally on parole programs (e.g., CHNV, U4U, Afghan parole, family reunification parole, CAM) to expedited removal. It additionally seems to reinterpret the temporal limits on expanded ER to allow people to be subjected to ER even if they have lived in the country continuously for well past two years.
Trump 2.0 [ID# 1587]
2025.02.18 ICE Email Directive on Expedited Removal and Nondetained DocketEffective Date
February 18, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action
March 24, 20252025.06.11 Amended Complaint - CHIRLA v. Noem
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, UndocuBlack Network, and CASA filed a lawsuit on March 24, 2025 challenging three Trump administration written directives targeting people paroled into the country at ports of entry for expedited removal, including the ICE directive that is the subject of this action. On June 11, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, which is the version included here. The amended complaint alleges that the Trump administration’s actions are contrary to law and the agency's regulations and violate the Administrative Procedure Act and Constitution. Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-00872 (D.D.C.).
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View DocumentSubsequent Trump and Court Action
May 21, 20252025.05.21 Reported: ICE arrests at WA immigration court spark fear of fast-track removal - Seattle Times
Multiple reports across the country—including in Miami, Seattle, and Chicago—indicate that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun dismissing removal proceedings against respondents who have been in the country for less than two years, in order to place those individuals in expedited removal proceedings.
View DocumentSubsequent Trump and Court Action
June 11, 20252025.06.11 Motion for Stay - CHIRLA v. Noem
Plaintiffs moved to immediately postpone and stay "the effective dates of implementation and enforcement of the January 23 Huffman Memorandum, February 18 ICE Directive, and March 25 Parole Termination Notice for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) insofar as they subject individuals who have previously been granted parole at ports of entry to expedited removal." Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem, No. 1:25-cv-00872 (D.D.C.).
**see litigation note above**
View DocumentCurrent Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual In LitigationTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Border Interior Enforcement HumanitarianAgencies Affected: ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 EO 14165: "Securing Our Borders"
- January 21, 2025 DHS Expands Expedited Removal to the Maximum Extent Authorized by Statute
- January 23, 2025 DHS provides guidance for use of expanded expedited removal, including for parolees
- May 20, 2025 ICE arrests and detains noncitizens attending Immigration Court hearings
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
ICE Email Directive on Expedited Removal and Nondetained Docket
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
Amended Complaint - CHIRLA v. Noem
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
Motion for Stay - CHIRLA v. Noem
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Commentary
Washington Post: Trump seeks to fast-track deportations of hundreds of thousands
February 28, 2025, Washington Post story on the ICE email directive discussing application to Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, and others who entered legally on a Biden parole program, including those who entered after making a CBP One appointment to present at a port of entry.
Go to articleReuters: Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations
March 6, 2025, Reuters story on the ICE directive discussing application to Ukrainian parolees
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