Jul 10, 2018 · In 2011, former ICE director John Morton released the sensitive locations memo, which established restrictions for enforcement actions. The memo explicitly barred ICE officers and agents from engaging in enforcement actions at schools, hospitals, churches, funerals, weddings, and public demonstrations.

May 25, 2011 · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ICE is the investigative and enforcement arm of DHS and as such has some responsibility for border enforcement. ICE currently has approximately 20,000 agents working in 400 offices around 47 U.S. states and abroad with an estimated 5,100 agents on the southwest border. ICE has two principle wings …

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed several executive actions relating to immigration, including “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” an executive order (EO) setting out a series of aggressive interior immigration enforcement actions. Having campaigned on a platform of “mass deportation,” the Trump administration, through this and …

Jan 31, 2025 · Additionally, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman has authorized ICE agents to terminate ongoing removal proceedings or active parole statuses and apply expedited removal where deemed necessary. Parole-based programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, and Central American youth have also been suspended.

Sep 30, 2024 · ICE would need to considerably expand its workforce requiring hundreds of millions of dollars to hire thousands of additional agents throughout the U.S. Even at much higher staffing levels, ICE would likely need to be supplemented by additional manpower from all levels of government, including state and local law enforcement, U.S. military ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Expanding programs such as 287(g), which deputizes local law enforcement officers to act as immigration agents, will likely be a key part of this strategy. His administration could also threaten to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions with immigrant-friendly welcoming or trust policies or that refuse to comply with ICE detainer requests ...

Apr 27, 2021 · Subsequently, in 2018, the Trump administration announced a new enforcement policy formalizing the ICE enforcement activities in federal, state, and local courthouses. This directive asserted that civil immigration enforcement actions in courthouses “can reduce safety risks to the public, targeted alien(s), and ICE officers and agents.”

Aug 11, 2009 · The 287(g) program permits state and local law enforcement to enforce civil immigration law under the supervision of ICE agents. Authority for this program emanates from section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies to …

5 days ago · The proposed bill supports “targeted operations” to deport undocumented immigrants accused or convicted of felonies, and requires local law enforcement agencies in Illinois to take an “active role” in helping ICE. State and Local State and Federal Collaboration Expands Immigration Enforcement Amid Sanctuary City Crackdowns

However, you have the right to refuse to speak to the immigration agents and can remain silent and request to speak to an attorney. If you encounter an immigration agent at the workplace, at your home or anywhere in between, the following rights and guidelines apply: AT WORK 1. You have the right to keep silent.