Appeals court slams DHS policy limiting deportations
Agency's defense of its policy 'was not in good faith,' judges say
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Thursday, July 7, 2022
A federal appeals court has shot down the Biden administration’s request to revive its “priorities” policy for enforcing immigration law in the interior of the country — and delivered a scorching rebuttal to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Homeland Security was “not in good faith” when it argued it doesn’t have enough resources to enforce the law, and said there’s been a “concerning decline in overall enforcement” against illegal immigrants in the country’s interior.
The three-judge panel said Mr. Mayorkas likely cut procedural corners and violated the letter of immigration law with his priorities policy, which instructs immigration officers and agents to focus almost exclusively on recent border jumpers and illegal immigrants with severe criminal records.
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