DHS announces new deportation and enforcement guidance

• The guidance, effective Nov. 29, will prioritize the arrest and removal of immigrants who are a threat to national security, public safety and border security.
• The new guidance prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from detaining immigrants whose status becomes revealed by "unscrupulous employers."
• "We must ensure our immigration enforcement authority is not used as an instrument of these and other unscrupulous practices," per the guidance.
• The guidelines also discourage ICE officers from deporting farmworkers, the elderly and others, who were able to be deported under the Trump administration, per the Washington Post.

The big picture: The guidance comes as progress in Senate has stalled in its effort to include a legalization process in the budget, per the Post.

What he's saying: "In exercising this discretion, we are guided by the knowledge that there are individuals in our country who have been here for generations and contributed to our country’s well-being, including those who have been on the frontline in the battle against COVID, lead congregations of faith, and teach our children," Mayorkas said.

• "As we strive to provide them with a path to status, we will not work in conflict by spending resources seeking to remove those who do not pose a threat and, in fact, make our nation stronger."

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