DHS Restricts Expedited Removal, Threatens to Do More
Further proving that the Biden administration is wasting the ICE resources it claims to be preserving
By Andrew R. Arthur on March 22, 2022
On March 21, DHS announced that it is rescinding amendments put in place under the Trump administration to expand expedited removal to aliens who had entered the United States illegally less than two years prior to apprehension. It is the latest evidence that the Biden administration is deliberately wasting the immigration enforcement resources it claims to be preserving.
Background on Expedited Removal. Section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows DHS to remove aliens (1) caught at the border entering the United States illegally, or (2) who apply for admission at a port of entry with fraudulent documents or no documents at all, without placing those aliens into formal removal proceedings before an immigration judge (IJ) -- i.e., in a expedited manner.
If, however, an alien subject to expedited removal asks for asylum or asserts a fear of harm if removed from the United States, the alien is sent to an asylum officer at USCIS to determine whether the alien has a “credible fear”, that is, whether the alien may be eligible for asylum.
Only if the asylum officer determines that the alien has a credible fear of return will the alien be placed into removal proceedings before an IJ; otherwise, the alien will be immediately removed.
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