On his first day in office, the Republican president revoked a Biden administration directive that deemed certain spaces “safe” and avoided action by immigration authorities therein.
The administration of the recently inaugurated President of the United States, Donald Trumpgave way on Tuesday migration attacks in places previously considered “protected”, such as schools, churches and hospitals.
He Department of Homeland Security (DHS, in English) has rescinded a directive from the former President’s administration Joe Biden (2021-2025) who ordered immigration authorities to avoid raids in or near these places. The administration claims Tuesday’s decision “gives the power” to immigration agents to “follow the laws” and arrest what they call “foreign criminals,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement.
The text also claims, without citing evidence or examples, that there are “criminals” who are “hiding in schools and churches” in the United States to avoid arrest.
The decision comes a day after Trump took office and stressed that he will follow through on his campaign promise to carry out the largest campaign of migrant deportations in U.S. history.
The directive rescinded yesterday was issued by the Biden administration in 2021 forbidden Immigration agents may make arrests or raids in some places without the consent of a superior. The ‘protected locations’ included educational centers, health centers, places of worship, shelters for victims of domestic violence, funerals, demonstrations or shelters after a natural disaster.
According to the 2021 memorandum, the idea of the measure was to prevent foreigners from becoming reluctant to visit places where essential services are offered. “We can accomplish our mission without denying or restricting individuals’ access to food, shelter, or faith,” the document said.
Immediate eviction
Trump has restored the economy to its full potential “immediate expulsion” of immigrants, a policy that allows for the rapid deportation of undocumented immigrants without a hearing and was eliminated during Biden’s term
The measure, created in 1996, was already fully implemented during the first Trump administration (2017-2021) and was applied nationally to undocumented immigrants who had been illegally on US soil for less than two years . and so it will be implemented again in its second term.
Since the term of former President George W. Bush (2001-2009), immediate deportation only applied to undocumented immigrants who had entered the United States within the previous fourteen days and were within 100 miles (161 km) of the border. .
Source: EITB
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