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Original Date Announced
May 19, 2019ICE plans to add more than 20,000 spaces to its Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, part of the ‘Alternatives to Detention’ system for immigrants awaiting hearings. The expansion, from 99,500 places in FY19 to a projected 120,000, was made known by a request for proposals posted on a government website seeking bids for contractors to provide services such as GPS monitoring and in-person case management for adults in immigration proceedings. [ID #407]
ICE Request: Intensive Supervision Appearance Program IV (ISAP IV) Support ServicesBiden Administration Action: Approved/Retained
April 24, 20232023.04.24 ICE Begins Testing Wrist-Worn GPS Monitoring Technology
This Biden administration policy continues the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On April 24, 2023, ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) began limited testing of a wrist-worn GPS monitoring device as part of ongoing efforts to provide additional technology in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) suite of options. The technology demonstration will begin with a limited deployment in Denver to test feasibility in an operational setting.
View DocumentBiden Administration Action: Approved/Retained
May 10, 20232023.05.10 ICE announces new process for placing family units in expedited removal
This Biden administration policy continues the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On May 10, 2023, ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced a process for family units apprehended at the Southwest Border who are processed for expedited removal and indicate an intention to apply for asylum or express a fear of persecution or torture. Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM) will place certain heads of household for family units on Alternatives to Detention (ATD) technology — a GPS ankle monitor — for continuous monitoring and make them subject to a curfew.
Americans for Immigrant Justice reported that FERM is currently being implemented in Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Newark, Denver, and Minneapolis.
View DocumentBiden Administration Action: Modified
August 3, 2023Statement regarding the Family Expedited Removal Management Program
On August 3, 2023, ICE announced that DHS is expanding Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM) to "cities across the country." The program initially began in four cities in spring 2023 and has been quickly scaled up by DHS.
Stakeholders report the following cities enrolled as of August 24, 2023: Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Newark, St. Paul, Washington, D.C., Houston, New Orleans, Boston, Providence, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Nashville, Seattle, Portland, Philadelphia, San Bernadino, Las Vegas, Marlton, NJ, Sacramento, San Antonio, and Los Angeles.
On August 25th, 2023, FERM further expands to Manassas, VA; Charlotte, NC; Phoenix, Silver Spring, and King of Prussia, PA.
View DocumentCurrent Status
Fully in EffectMost Recent Action
August 3, 2023 Action: Modified Statement regarding the Family Expedited Removal Management ProgramApril 24, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
May 10, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
August 3, 2023Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeAgencies Affected: ICEAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 31, 2017 EOIR announces revised case processing priorities
- 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
- June 9, 2017 Report that ICE ends Family Case Management Program, an alternative to detention (ATD) program
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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May 19, 2019
The Trump administration's FY 2020 Budget Request includes 99,500 places for the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program.
FY 2020 Budget in Brief
Commentary
Yahoo News: ICE seeks to expand monitoring program for immigrants as alternative to detention
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is planning to add more than 20,000 spaces to its Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, part of the “Alternative to Detention” system for immigrants awaiting hearings. The expansion, from 99,500 places in the current fiscal year to a projected 120,000, was not formally announced by ICE, but a request for proposals was posted on a government website, seeking bids for contractors to provide services such as GPS monitoring and in-person case management for qualifying adults in the process of immigration proceedings.
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