Becker's Healthcare January 22, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, allowing enforcement actions, including arrests, to take place in previously protected “sensitive” areas like hospitals.
On Jan. 21, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamin Huffman announced two directives aimed at tightening border security and restoring stricter enforcement of immigration laws.
According to a press release, the measures aim to reverse policies implemented under the Biden administration and empower ICE and Customs and Border Protection to take more decisive action.
Here are four things to know about the two directives:
- The first directive rescinds guidelines limiting enforcement actions in or near designated “sensitive” areas, such as schools, churches,...
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