The US Department of Homeland Security has issued two new directives to strongly crack down on illegal immigrants in the US after President Donald Trump took office. According to the sheet The Guardian On January 22, the first directive rescinded the instructions of former President Joe Biden’s administration prohibiting immigration security forces from arresting people in sensitive areas such as hospitals, churches, and schools.
The Biden administration in 2021 issued guidance restricting immigration forces from performing official duties near “protected areas”.
ICE agents arrested a Mexican in Paramount, California in March 2020
The second directive immediately restores deportation procedures for illegal immigrants nationwide. Accordingly, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can arrest and quickly deport any undocumented person who is in the US but cannot prove that he or she has been there continuously for more than 2 years.
“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid capture. The Trump Administration will not tie up the hands and feet of our brave law enforcement agencies, but instead that trusts them to use discernment,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson stated.
On his first day in office, Mr. Trump withdrew current guidance on prioritizing deportation of serious criminals as well as expanding the authority of ICE forces, including targeting immigrants with deportation orders. final output. Instead, the new administration told ICE to focus on apprehending serious criminals but also take immediate action against anyone without proper legal status.
At a prayer service on the morning of January 21 in Washington DC, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on Mr. Trump to have mercy and rethink some tough policies towards immigrants, but the president appeared dissatisfied.
Responding to the press later, he said it was not a good lecture and not too interesting. “They can do much better,” President Trump asserted.
Republican Congressman Mike Collins posted a video on social media showing President Trump clearly unhappy while the bishop preached. “The person who read this sermon should be placed on the deportation list,” Mr. Collins commented.
