NEW: BuzzFeed News has obtained draft ICE guidance that would alter the way officers work across the US by directing focus on certain groups of immigrants & requiring approval for street arrests.
If implemented it would likely lead to a drop in arrests.
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
If implemented it would likely lead to a drop in arrests.
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
In the guidance, which would take effect on Feb. 1, ICE officials recognize that their resources are limited, an argument that many advocates and former agency leaders have made.
“ICE’s resources allow for the removal of a few hundred thousand noncitizens annually...It is neither possible nor practical to prioritize every noncitizen who is unlawfully present in the United States,” the memo states.
The draft guidance includes an additional priority for those deemed to otherwise pose “a threat to public safety.”
Officers would be told that the vague phrase should be considered to include all “relevant facts,” like extensiveness and recency of the criminal activity...
Officers would be told that the vague phrase should be considered to include all “relevant facts,” like extensiveness and recency of the criminal activity...
The draft directive requires that the decision to arrest anyone outside of the three priority groups must be made “in writing” by the local office director and include why the individual is being pursued, that the action serves the “federal interest."
Elsewhere, ICE officials who want to conduct any arrest outside of federal, state, or local prisons or jails must have approval from the agency’s leader, Tae Johnson, before moving forward.
An n internal review regarding the deployment of officers, policies surrounding prosecutorial discretion and interaction with state and local law enforcement has started.
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