The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called on the new acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to limit local police arrests of illegal immigrants and close detention centers.

The Biden administration’s ICE appointed Patrick “PJ” Lechleitner as its new acting secretary at the end of June. ACLUs I have written On Thursday, Lechleitner argued that ICE detention centers should be closed and an agency program that allows local law enforcement to make immigration-related arrests should be suspended. (Related: Exclusive: House Homeland Security Committee to Focus on Cartel Violence in Next Phase of Majorcas Investigation)

“Acting Lechleitner should not be held back by ugly politics around immigration from taking prompt and meaningful action on detention and enforcement,” the ACLU wrote, simultaneously publicly addressing Acting ICE Administrator. demanded that the compulsory investigation be stopped.

With ICE’s new leadership, it’s time for the Biden administration to:
▪️ Close ICE detention facilities.
▪️ Repeal the 287(g) program that empowers abusive sheriffs.
▪️ Limit ICE’s harmful street enforcement tactics.https://t.co/x23SVNrXon

— ACLU (@ACLU) July 6, 2023

With more than 2.3 million immigrants entering through the southern border in FY2022, a record, ICE It was deleted about 72,000 illegal immigrants, compared In fiscal 2020, when there were few encounters with immigrants, the number was about 185,000.

“During the election campaign, then-candidate Biden promised to ‘abolish for-profit detention centers. , nothing,” he said. …Private Detention Centers: Shouldn’t exist and we are working to close all detention centers. A poll we commissioned upheld Biden’s conviction, with 68% of voters wanting the federal government to stop pursuing contracts with for-profit prison corporations,” the ACLU wrote. there is

“While Biden’s pledges focused solely on commercial detention, activists and the ACLU have called on him to dismantle the collective detention system more broadly. ICE detention facilities are closed or out of service, but more are needed.The new acting director of ICE has ordered a new comprehensive review of health, safety and due process issues at ICE detention facilities, and has We must act swiftly to close down,” the ACLU continued.

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