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Biden Administration Gives More Discretion to Prosecutors to Pursue or Drop Immigration Cases

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Biden Administration Gives More Discretion to Prosecutors to Pursue or Drop Immigration Cases

Raymond G. Lahoud, The National Law Review (June 22, 2021)

ICE issued a memo in late May that expanded on ICE prosecutors’ discretion to dismiss cases of certain immigrants, e.g., long-time permanent residents; the pregnant, elderly, or those with serious health condition; or those who’ve been in the U.S. since a young age.

U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states amid pressure from advocates

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U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states amid pressure from advocates

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (May 12, 2021)

In response to growing pressure from advocacy groups, the U.S. government has ended its practice of transporting migrant families who crossed the border in south Texas to El Paso and San Diego, where they would then expel them to Mexico.

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