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Original Date Announced
January 20, 2025Section 4 of EO 14159, "Protecting the American People Against Invasion," directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate action to enable the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to set civil immigration enforcement priorities for their components that protect the public safety and national security interests of the American people, including by ensuring the successful enforcement of final orders of removal.
Trump 2.0 [ID #1383]
2025.01.20 EO 14159 - Protecting the American People Against InvasionEffective Date
January 20, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: Enforcement Border InteriorAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 EO 14159: "Protecting the American People Against Invasion"
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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January 20, 2021
The Trump policy in this entry revokes and replaces the Biden Administration EO 13933, "Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities."
2021.01.20 EO 13993 - Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities -
September 30, 2021
The Trump policy in this entry impliedly revokes and replaces DHS Secretary Mayorkas' September 30, 2021, memorandum outlining civil immigration enforcement guidelines.
2021.09.30 Memorandum on Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
EO 14159: Protecting the American People Against Invasion
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law
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Commentary
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Commentary
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Commentary
Reported 2026.02.24: Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases - ProPublica
ProPublica reports on the Department of Justice's legal position that state-misdemeanor convictions for child neglect, even in cases where harm neither occurred nor was intended, constitute a "crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment" under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996, noting that "thousands of immigrant moms and dads could be exposed to deportation for minor involvement in the juvenile court system, a new realm for President Donald Trump’s deportation regime."
Go to article2028.09.28 The Guardian - Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
An investigative report by The Guardian details how ICE shifted to a quiet, rapid-arrest strategy, carrying out low-profile arrests in under 90 seconds at everyday locations like gas stations and intersections. The tactic pushed monthly arrests to a record high of nearly 50,000 in July 2026 despite concerns over racial profiling and civil-rights violations.
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