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Enforcing immigration laws benefits American workers, taxpayers

The Trump administration prioritizes ICE holds to prevent release of criminal illegal immigrants, aiming to enhance public safety and protect American workers, experts say.

  • Federal officials are using ICE hold requests to carry out removals, with the Trump administration enforcing them to detain and remove criminal undocumented immigrants, according to sources.
  • Local jurisdictions sometimes release undocumented immigrants after ICE asks them to be held, a practice critics called `exceedingly unwise`. Camarota, director of research at CIS, has commented on these releases.
  • Supporters of federal enforcement argue ICE holds remove criminal illegal immigrants, citing the importance of detention compliance by local jails, with CIS's Camarota emphasizing enforcement.
  • Advocates say removals improve community safety by taking criminal undocumented immigrants out of circulation, presenting tangible benefits tied to local jails responding to ICE holds.
  • Public debate continues as federal and local officials remain at odds over compliance with ICE holds, with CIS commentary by Camarota keeping the dispute visible.
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Enforcing immigration laws benefits American workers, taxpayers

The Trump administration is right to enforce immigration laws gets criminal illegal immigrants out of communities. It is exceedingly unwise for jurisdictions to release undocumented immigrants from their jails after Immigration and Customs Enforcement asks for those individuals to be…

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The Billings Gazette broke the news in Billings, United States on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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