U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday that it has arrested dozens of foreign nationals, many of them illegally, who have been convicted of sex crimes in the United States for deportation.
Aliens convicted of an aggravated felony may be “deported” from the United States under the following provisions: federal law and is subject to.quick removalIt is necessary to proceed with procedures so that they can leave the country as soon as possible. According to ICE, between February 5 and February 16, ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Directorate arrested 275 aliens convicted of crimes that fall into this category. press release. (Related: Exclusive: Republican lawmaker calls for ICE agents with ties to anti-deportation groups to be denied civil service protection)
“The individuals identified in this operation were convicted of committing sex crimes, often against the most vulnerable members of our population, and were therefore stripped of their right to remain in the United States.” writes ICE ERO New Orleans Field Director Melissa Harper.in press release.
Brazilian citizen and convicted sex offender arrested @ERO Boston A large-scale round-up in progress ▶https://t.co/nqEOd3UbaQ pic.twitter.com/d3pP7AuyEe
— ICE (@ICEgov) February 25, 2024
The operation took place in major U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, and New Orleans. According to an ICE press release, those arrested were of various foreign nationalities, including Mexican, British, Guatemalan, El Salvadoran, Indian, Cuban and Egyptian, and ranged in age from 21 to 62, many of whom were involved in criminal offenses. It is said that he was doing so. Sexual crimes against children.
The ERO Directorate is one of three operational directorates within ICE, the other two being Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the agency's general counsel, which handles deportation decisions from federal law enforcement and immigration judges. Responsible for removing ordered people from the United States. ICE has deported many violent gang members from the United States in the past, including members of the group MS-13.
It is estimated that millions of foreign nationals are in the United States illegally. according to To Pew Research Center. These people, known under federal law as “aliens,” possible to be deportedICE's policy is [its] Inherent discretion as law enforcement officers to focus enforcement resources on those who pose a threat to national security, public safety, or border security. These efforts also include noncitizens who have received final orders of removal,” the agency's press release said.
On September 30, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas issued the following statement: memo To ICE and other Department of Homeland Security Officials regarding “Guidelines for Enforcement of Civilian Immigration Laws.'' This memorandum outlines ICE's aforementioned focus, along with mitigating factors that will be considered before ICE proceeds with removal proceedings.
“As we exercise our discretion, we are guided by the fact that the vast majority of undocumented individuals who may be subject to deportation have long-standing contributions to our communities,” Mayorkas said in the memo. “There is,” he said. “Therefore, the mere fact that an individual is a removable non-citizen should not be the sole basis for enforcement action against that individual. We will use our discretion to focus enforcement resources in a more targeted manner. Justice and the well-being of our country require it.”
Many left-wing political groups and activists are calling for the abolition of ICE, citing its responsibility for removal.
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