ICE Acting Director Issues Interim Guidance on Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Priorities

ICE Acting Director Tae D. Johnson issued a memo establishing interim guidance in support of the interim civil immigration enforcement and removal priorities issued by Acting DHS Secretary Pekoske on January 20, 2021. The guidance, effective immediately, applies to all U.S. ICE directorates and program offices, and covers enforcement actions, custody decisions, execution of final orders of removal, financial expenditures, and strategic planning.

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