New guidelines from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) call for the mass arrest and detention of undocumented immigrants regardless of whether they have criminal convictions.
US Immigration Guidelines Promote Mass Arrest and Detention of Undocumented ImmigrantsThe document, issued by DHS Secretary John Kelly on February 17, 2017 and which calls for the hiring of thousands of enforcement personnel, outlines how the federal government plans to tackle illegal immigrants in the United States.
It follows in the wake of President Donald Trump's Executive Order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S. refugee program.
Trump signed the original order on January 25, 2017 – initially creating havoc because no-one knew exactly who it covered and who it did not.
The deportation guidelines replace more narrow policies focusing on immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes, are considered threats to national security or are recent border crossers.
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