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Trump 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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Donald Trump has extended the powers of the dreaded ICE officials. Now even recognized refugees waiting for a green card may be arrested. The purpose of this measure is to re-examine immigrants. The U.S. Department of Domestic Protection stated in the government note filed on Wednesday in a federal court case that refugees would have to return one year after being admitted to the U.S. for inspections and investigations into state custody.
Trump administration expands ICE’s ability to detain legal refugees in latest memo
The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure refugees undergo additional screening, according to a DHS memo obtained by CNN.
“This detention and inspection requirement promotes public safety,” the government memorandum notes.
In the future, recognised refugees who are waiting for a green card in the United States could be detained for a review.
In the future, the immigration authority will be able to take refugees into custody who have applied for permanent residence.
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