President Biden Has Ordered A 100-Day Pause On Many Deportations
he Biden administration on Friday will pause deportations for many undocumented immigrants who have final orders of removal, according to a memo issued by the acting leader of the Department of Homeland Security.
The memo, which was signed on Wednesday by acting DHS head David Pekoske, follows through on a key campaign promise on the part of President Joe Biden. On the campaign trail and in debates, Biden said he would pause deportations as the administration assessed how to move forward with immigration enforcement.
The memo states that the 100-day pause applies to to all noncitizens with final deportation orders except those who have engaged in a suspected act of terrorism, people not in the US before Nov. 1, 2020, or those who have voluntarily agreed to waive any right to remain in the US. There is also an exception for individuals who the acting director of ICE determines should be deported. The memo did not immediately address those in ICE detention.
The directive is a monumental shift in the agency’s approach to immigration enforcement and represents the beginning of a new era under the Biden administration, which has promised reforms of how ICE prioritizes which immigrants to detain and deport.
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