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Original Date Announced
December 29, 2020BuzzFeed reports that ICE's former Acting Director Tony Pham issued a memo requiring ICE officials to "review whether an immigrant child is still 'unaccompanied' each time they encounter the minor." [ID #1273]
Effective Date
December 29, 2020Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
March 4, 20212021.03.04 The Biden Administration Has Canceled A Trump-Era Policy That Made It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get Asylum
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
BuzzFeed reports that on March 4, 2021 ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson sent an email rescinding the policy “effective immediately . . . [to] prevent the loss of procedural and legal safeguards created by Congress that were designed to keep [unaccompanied immigrant children] safe.”
View DocumentCurrent Status
Not in effectMost Recent Action
March 4, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced 2021.03.04 The Biden Administration Has Canceled A Trump-Era Policy That Made It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get AsylumMarch 4, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: ReportedTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in PracticeSubject Matter: MinorsAgencies Affected: ICE