The Biden Administration Has Suspended A Trump-Era Policy That Put Immigrants At Risk Of Being Depor
The Biden Administration Has Suspended A Trump-Era Policy That Put Immigrants At Risk Of Being Deported Without Due Process
The decision comes after BuzzFeed News inquired about data detailing how the little-known policy was used for several immigrants this year.
Hamed Aleaziz
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Last updated on October 14, 2021, at 6:26 p.m. ET
Posted on October 14, 2021, at 4:28 p.m. ET
A Trump-era policy that allows ICE officers to arrest and rapidly deport certain undocumented immigrants without access to a judge was suspended by the Biden administration Thursday after BuzzFeed News obtained government data that showed it had been used several times this year.
“DHS’s review of expanded expedited removal is ongoing. This particular application of expedited removal was used in an exceedingly small number of cases under the Biden Administration and will not be used moving forward until the Department’s review is completed,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement.
From Jan. 20 to late August, ICE officials said they have deported four immigrants under the policy, including one person who was not in possession of a valid visa in the Dallas area and another who had entered the country through Texas in late June without authorization. Prior to Jan. 20, 17 immigrants had been deported since the implementation of the so-called expanded expedited removal policy last October.
The data given to BuzzFeed News by ICE appears to be the first public acknowledgment by government officials on the use and scope of the policy.
“The administration is right to direct that expanded expedited removal not be used while review is ongoing. [Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro] Mayorkas should now move swiftly to rescind this Trump era policy,” said Anand Balakrishnan, an ACLU attorney who led a lawsuit over the policy.
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