ICE officers across the United States were reportedly given verbal guidance to limit some immigration arrests to people with criminal convictions or pending charges, triggering confusion and frustration inside the agency before the administration moved to clarify that its enforcement policy had not changed.
The Department of Homeland Security denied reports that immigration agents had been told over the weekend to stop arresting non-criminals during their enforcement efforts. https://t.co/Rjmz4tSdcm
— The Washington Sun (@washingtonsun) September 27, 2026
