Officers enforcing immigration laws will now have the authority to arrest migrants at sensitive locations such as schools and churches following the Trump administration's decision to discard policies that previously restricted such arrests. The move, announced on Tuesday, reverses guidance that had been in place for over a decade, limiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from conducting immigration enforcement in sensitive areas.
The Department of Homeland Security stated that this action aims to empower CBP and ICE to enforce immigration laws and apprehend criminal aliens, including murderers and rapists, who have entered the country illegally. The ICE guidance dates back to 2011, while CBP issued similar guidance in 2013.
