ICE arrests and deportations plunged in 2021 under Biden rules
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Arrests and deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plummeted in fiscal year 2021 as the agency entered a “new era” under the Biden administration, which directed officers to focus on detaining immigrants with serious criminal convictions
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The Biden administration slashed interior immigration arrests by about half compared to the Trump years, according to an overdue report released Friday that details the massive changes at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Arrests and deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plummeted in fiscal year 2021 as the agency entered a “new era” under the Biden administration, which directed officers to focus on detaining immigrants with serious criminal convictions
Current rules instruct ICE officers to detain immigrants convicted of serious crimes, migrants who recently crossed a U.S. border illegally, and those deemed to pose a national security risk, such as suspected terrorists.
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