US EditionTrump administration gives ICE broader powers to detain legal refugees, citing security concerns
The memo expands Immigration and Customs Enforcement's power to detain refugees who have not obtained green cards within a year for re-inspection and possible deportation.
- A DHS memo dated Feb. 18 directs ICE to detain lawful refugees not granted permanent residency after a year, issued by acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow and filed in federal court.
- The department says the rule makes the one-year re-vetting point mandatory to detect fraud, terrorism or serious criminal history and aligns post-admission checks with other applicants, marking a shift from the 2010 memorandum.
- The memo authorizes ICE to "maintain custody" during inspection and examination, allow voluntary return for interview, and initiate status stripping and deportation proceedings for flagged refugees.
- Advocacy groups and U.S. District Judge John Tunheim challenge the policy, with Beth Oppenheim calling it `a transparent effort to detain and potentially deport thousands of people`.
- Positioned within an expanded review effort, the policy builds on a broader crackdown that has pushed ICE detention count to about 68,000, up about 75% since last year, and includes efforts like Operation PARRIS.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding the ability of federal immigration authorities to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained the right to permanent residence or the so-called green card.This would allow their agents to subject migrants to interviews to evaluate their refugee applications while in custody, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure that refugees undergo additional screenings, accordi…
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Independent EspañolBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and TIM SULLIVAN MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) — The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are legally in the United States but have not yet obtained permanent residency, reversing years of legal and immigration safeguards. The Department of Homeland Security released a memo Wednesday stating that refugees applying for green cards must be taken bac…
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