ICE reins in officers’ ability to arrest illegal immigrants

Published February 18, 2021 8:33pm ET



Immigration and Customs Enforcement rolled out new measures Thursday that limit the categories of immigrants its officers can arrest within the United States.

Immigrants who committed less serious crimes now will not be prioritized for arrest, and officers will have to get permission by managers to pursue those people. Under the Trump administration, they did not need permission.

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