With Democrats in Congress trying to legalize most illegal immigrants, Mr. Mayorkas said, pursuing them would be working at cross-purposes.
ICE arrests and deportations at the beginning of the Biden administration dropped to their slowest pace on record.
Arrests of illegal immigrants are relatively rare. In 2020, ICE’s deportation force made just 103,603 administrative arrests, 90% of whom had criminal convictions or pending charges when they were nabbed.
DHS Chief: Being in the U.S. Illegally Isn’t Enough to Earn Deportation
Stephen Dinan, Washington Times, September 30, 2021
Being in the U.S. illegally is no longer enough to earn deportation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday, releasing new guidelines that limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement targets for arrest and ouster from the country.
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