US: Biden Administration’s Deportation Policy Doesn’t Center Needs of Children and Families (Opinion)
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) – October 08, 2021
On September 30, 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Secretary (DHS), Alejandro N. Mayorkas, issued a memo outlining the agency’s new immigration enforcement guidelines. After years of harmful immigration enforcement-including harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric and ramped up enforcement actions under the Trump Administration-families across the country have been torn apart or left in a constant state of fear. In response, advocates and community leaders have been calling for a drastic shift in how the government approaches immigration enforcement. While the new memo brings a welcome change in tone and makes some progress, it falls short of reigning in enforcement agents who have too often abused their authority and fails to fully protect youth, parents, and other caregivers at risk of deportation.
Also: Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/news/guidelines-civilimmigrationlaw.pdf

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