Posted on 03/19/2020 3:47:21 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it will stop performing arrests nationwide of individuals who have neither committed a crime nor pose a risk to the public until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
ICE said in a statement late Wednesday that it will "temporarily adjust its enforcement posture" effective immediately and shift focus to public safety risks, those who are subject to detention on criminal grounds and those it deems "mission critical."
Investigations will continue into child exploitation, gangs, narcotics trafficking, human trafficking, human smuggling and terrorism. For those who have not committed any of those transgressions, the agency said it will either use "alternatives to detention" or "delay enforcement actions until after the crisis."
Agents will also not perform arrests near healthcare facilities "expect in the most extraordinary of circumstances," the agency said, in order to not scare people possibly sick with the infectious coronavirus that has killed more than 100 people in the country from getting help.
"Individuals should not avoid seeking medical care because they fear civil immigration enforcement," the statement read.
The announcement came amid mounting criticism against the agency during the crisis.
On Monday, lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union sued ICE on behalf of immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Washington who are at high risk of serious illness or death if they contract COVID-19.
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ICE should keep doing the work its supposed to do.
And then start up again when you least expect it.
Agents will also not perform arrests near healthcare facilities “expect in the most extraordinary of circumstances,” the agency said...
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Spellcheck can’t save this sad ass presstitute from bumbling a quote.
Free range Coronavirus..?
Illegal coronavirus.
Why was this policy even announced? It undoes much of what ICE has accomplished.
I’m OK with ICE taking a break from routing illegals out of disease-infested USA sanctuary cities, but put the idled agents on the border to stem the flow of wetbacks. Turn’em around, point’em in the direction of Mexico City, give’em a swift kick to speed’em along.
America is under 24/7 assault, and the enemy is winning. With the help of Congress, every president from Carter to O'bummer, etc.
Great! THe Chicoms unleash the initial bioweapon in WWIII to destroy the U.S. and world economy, and ICE agents open the gates for the invading army of disease and terrorism.
When will the surrender document be signed?!?
Agreed. Mexico is in denial about the Wuhan Virus, continuing mass gatherings, and not taking any proactive measures to slow the spread. It could become the next Iran/Italy. We need to flood troops/ICE personnel to the Southern border - yesterday.
What percentage of ICE’s arrests have been for people “who have neither committed a crime nor pose a risk to the public” before this pandemic?
I've been saying this since before 9/11. I was still living in kalifornia and saw first hand the damage those people were doing.
Just don’t let more in. And keep track of who is here and their whereabouts.
Zero. The act of entering this country illegally is a crime.
There was a news spot this morning that showed free food supplies being handed out. None of the people they interviewed getting the food spoke English...I wonder why?
BIG BIG mistake. ESPECIALLY now, ICE should be mass-deporting illegal aliens. They could be virus carriers. Deport em!
BIG BIG mistake. ESPECIALLY now, ICE should be mass-deporting illegal aliens. They could be virus carriers. Deport em!
I’m not so sure about the way the announcement was made, but that’s a quibble. We absolutely need to stop migrations and uncontrolled border crossings, but this is a time to let people get over their infections and not clump with other infected. If they’re infected, they probably got it here.
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