Biden to ICE: DISMISS cases if migrants aren't public safety threats

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52% : An internal memo issued on Monday to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prosecutors was obtained by BuzzFeed News, and details the latest effort from President Joe Biden's administration to reshape the immigration system.
52% : An ICE spokesperson reiterated, according to BuzzFeed, that the new memorandum allows for ICE attorneys to exercise prosecutorial discretion authority and claims it will help 'build public confidence in our immigration system.''Consistent with the enforcement guidance issued by Secretary Mayorkas, ICE focuses its civil immigration enforcement priorities on the apprehension and removal of non-citizens who pose a threat to our national security, public safety, and border security, consistent with all legal requirements and applicable court orders,' the ICE spokesperson said.
51% : Pictured: Migrants expelled from the U.S. under Title 42 walk toward Mexico at the Paso del Norte International border bridge on April 1, 2022Since Biden took office in January 2021, CBP has encountered more than 2.2 million migrants and the border - and that number could as much as triple with the end of Title 42
47% : Some reports show that at least 170,000 migrants are waiting on the Mexico side of the border to immediately migrate and claim asylum at U.S. ports of entry by May 23.
43% : The White House is instructing federal immigration prosecutors to consider dismissing older cases of immigrants who are not public safety threats as the administration braces for massive influx of migrations at the southern border once the pandemic-era Title 42 ends next month.
38% : Biden, on the other hand, wants to target immigrants he believes are 'public safety' threats, according to the memo to ICE.
35% : The Biden administration sent a memo Monday to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prosecutors instructing them to consider dismissing older cases of immigrants who are not public safety threats.
26% : Since Biden took office in late January 2021, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has encountered more than 2.2 million migrants illegally crossing or claiming asylum at the southern border.

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