Biden administration halts limits on ICE arrests following court ruling
BY CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
UPDATED ON: JUNE 25, 2022 / 5:12 PM / CBS NEWS
The Biden administration on Saturday halted its limits on immigration arrests to comply with a court ruling that took effect over the weekend, leaving deportation agents across the U.S. without any official instructions on which immigrants they should, and should not, detain.
In September 2021, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to arrest immigrants deemed to pose a threat to public safety or national security, and migrants who recently crossed a U.S. border unlawfully.
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