Breaking down the Biden administration’s new immigration enforcement guidelines

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Elections matter.  Although criticized for some of the administration’s immigration enforcement, President Biden has moved ion a different direction than President Trump.  Joel Rose breaks down the immigration enforcement guidelines, released earlier this week, for NPR:  

“NPR’s Joel Rose covers immigration. He spoke to Secretary Mayorkas yesterday. Joel, what do the new rules say?

JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: Well, under this new guidance, being undocumented, quote, `should not alone be the basis,’ unquote, for officers at Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest or remove someone. Agents are told to focus on immigrants who are considered a serious threat to public safety or national security or those immigrants who just recently crossed the border. And these guidelines also spell out some factors that should make someone less of a target to be arrested or deported. And that list includes being very young or very old – also, immigrants who speak out against, quote, `unscrupulous landlords or employers or at public demonstrations.'”

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