It’s open season on illegal immigrants: Trump declares that ANYONE in the US illegally can be deported, regardless of whether they’ve committed a crime
Two memos for ICE and border patrol greatly increase their scope and powers
All illegal immigrants are now targets for deportation, the memos say
ICE will be told to target immigrants who have been charged but NOT convicted
Obama told them to focus on criminal immigrants and recent arrivals to the US
Immigrants will not be protected under US privacy laws, the memos also say
Border officers will be able to detain migrants until deportation decision is made
Memos are based on Trump exec orders and are being reviewed by White House
Obama’s DACA, which protects children brought to US illegally, is still in place
DAILYMAIL.COM
19 February 2017
Donald Trump may put all of the USA’s illegal immigrants in ICE’s crosshairs with two new orders that could allow for anyone to be deported, regardless of whether they have committed a crime in the US.
Drafts of two memos seen by Reuters vastly widen the scope of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
One in particular gives them greater discretion over who gets to be deported – and says that anyone in the United States illegally is subject to deportation.
The memos are guidance to instruct agents in the field to implement two executive orders signed by Trump on January 25 that were intended to deter future migration and drive out more illegal migrants from the United States.
The first memo, which says all illegals are subject to deportation, is concerned with internal immigration control.
It orders ICE agents to disregard President Obama’s order to focus on criminal immigrants and recent arrivals.
Instead, the order says, they should switch their focus and prioritize migrants who have been charged with crimes but not yet convicted.
It also broadens the scope of ICE powers to determine who should be deported, and says immigrants will not be afforded rights under US privacy laws.
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