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Judge rules against Biden administration rules for ICE deportation agents

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Judge Michael Newman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Camilo Montoya-Galvez for CBS News reports that a federal judge has partially enjoined a Biden administration directive that instructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to prioritize certain groups of immigrants for arrest and deportation, agreeing with a legal challenge mounted by three Republican-led states.

In an order issued yesterday in Arizona v. Biden, Judge Michael Newman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, a Trump appointee, said a memo issued by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas violated laws mandating the detention of certain immigrants facing deportation because of criminal convictions. 

Mayorkas’ memo directed ICE agents to focus on arresting immigrants found to pose a threat to national security or public safety, as well as migrants who recently crossed the U.S. border.

KJ

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