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By expanding use of the expedited removal law from within 100 miles of a border to the entire country, Trump officials will try to remove more than 1 million illegal immigrants admitted to the United States during the Biden administration.
A memo circulated at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Feb. 18 details the agency’s latest strategy to accelerate removals and identifies their targets.
More than 1 million illegal immigrants who were admitted to the United States through an array of initiatives during Joe Biden’s administration could be flagged for expedited removal proceedings, though officials have instructed immigration officers to pore over the nearly 8 million deportation cases on their dockets to find more.
Immigrants who arrived through a port of entry also may be targeted if they lacked immigration documents or misrepresented themselves, the memo said.
Immigrants could be speedily deported if they crossed the border illegally, were waved into the country on parole or with a notice to report to immigration authorities, and have not applied for asylum
ICE did not respond to questions about the memo, which was sent from the assistant director for field operations to immigration officers nationwide.
@WaPo