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18 Feb, 5 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: The Biden administration began its overhaul of ICE on Thursday by announcing that it will direct officers to focus primarily on certain groups of immigrants, such as those suspected of being a national security threat and recent border crossers.

buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
A Department of Homeland Security official told reporters on Thursday the interim guidelines, which are expected to be followed by another directive in May, will help the agency “better perform” its mission.
In an email sent to ICE employees Thursday, acting ICE Director Tae Johnson said DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will issue additional guidance within the next 90 days, but only after he has talked with employees.
The guidelines have not been posted --- or even sent to ICE employees yet -- but they sound a lot like the version we reported back in January: buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
UPDATE: Here are the ICE guidelines for officers/prosecutors -->

ice.gov/doclib/news/re…

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Hamed Aleaziz Profile picture
18 Feb
A LOT of focus on the immigration bill introduced in Congress today but the implementation of a new set of priorities for ICE officers on Thursday will likely lead to a downturn in arrests/deportations & change a lot of how ICE does its work in the US --> buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
Some ICE employees expressed hesitancy at the changes required by the directive.

“The process for seeking preapproval for public safety offenses that aren’t aggravated felonies seems cumbersome," said one employee, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
It slipped by me on initial read but consider page 5 of the guidelines that states that deportations should only be carried out against people who have pending appeals in court if there is a "compelling reason" --- this will likely lead to a downturn in deportations.
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17 Feb
On Friday, DHS is beginning its registration process of individuals who have been forced to stay in Mexico as part of a Trump era policy the Biden administration is undoing, agency officials say.
The plan at this point is to process a limited number of people at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Friday, and then Brownsville on Monday --- El Paso on Friday the 26th.
Like we said in our story last week: the group allowed to return in this phased process are those with active asylum cases under the Remain in Mexico (MPP) program. Those who come to the border/ports of entry and are not part of this group will be turned back, officials say.
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16 Feb
NEW: DHS officials have been directed to strike words such as “alien” and “illegal alien” from communications with the public when referring to people who aren’t US citizens in an effort by the Biden administration to recast immigration terminology.

buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
The planned wording change, recounted in a memo obtained by BuzzFeed News, is the latest flashpoint in a years-long debate over the way immigrants are described in federal laws and by the agencies that oversee immigration.
Tracy Renaud, the acting USCIS leader, instructs the agency’s leadership to make the following changes: no longer referring to people as “illegal alien,” “alien,” or “undocumented alien,” in internal and external communications but to instead use the term “noncitizen."
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3 Feb
ICE officials say that attorneys representing Rosa, the survivor of the 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting who was deported recently, did not make it known "to ICE her coordination with local law enforcement regarding the 2019 shooting case prior to her removal on Jan. 29."
ICE spox: "ICE is coordinating with state and federal officials to offer any assistance needed in the furtherance of the prosecution...If the need arises, the agencies will remain in coordination with ICE to determine whether it is necessary that Rosa be present in the US."
ICE confirmed that she was booked in El Paso county jail, where ICE officers issued a detainer (request to hold her). "On 1/29, she was released from jail to the custody of ICE officers. Rosa was removed to Mexico the same day as a noncitizen subject to a final order of removal."
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3 Feb
Secretary of State @SecBlinken:

“As noted in the Order, the United States intends to suspend and terminate the bilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements with the Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.”

Only the Guatemala deal was ever implemented.
The deal and the implementation of the deal with Guatemala was rife with issues: google.com/amp/s/www.buzz…
Right around the time the deal was implemented US immigration officials were provided materials detailing the dangers faced by those in Guatemala, including gangs, violence, and killings with “high levels of impunity.”

google.com/amp/s/www.buzz…
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27 Jan
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…
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.
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