Tag: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigration Court Decision Banning Judges From Pausing Deportation Cases is Overturned

Attorney General Merrick Garland on July 15 overturned an immigration court decision that banned judges from halting the hearing of deportation cases they deem to be low priority. Thursday’s ruling would allow immigration judges to practise a docket management tool called “administrative closure” to remove cases from their docket without declaring them closed, if deemed appropriate. Administrative closure does not terminate…


Violent Crime Jumped in Two Counties That Stopped Cooperating With ICE, Report Finds

Two North Carolina counties that cancelled cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subsequently experienced an upsurge in violent crime, according to a new report. The report, by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), comes as left-wing lawmakers, led by Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat, call for slashing funding for the…


Florida Governor Calls on Biden to Resume Trump Immigration Policies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is sending a letter to President Joe Biden today asking him to continue the prior policy that allowed authorities to deport illegal immigrants in custody who had committed crimes. DeSantis told reporters on Thursday that the Biden administration is removing detainers from illegal immigrants. Detainers are “critical for ICE…


Florida’s DeSantis Calls on Biden to Resume Trump Immigration Policies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s sending a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to continue the previous administration’s policy that allowed authorities to deport illegal immigrants in custody who had committed crimes. DeSantis told reporters on April 1 that the Biden administration is removing detainers from illegal immigrants. Detainers are “critical for ICE…