Trump Administration issues new guidelines on tougher enforcement of immigration laws

The Trump Administration on Tuesday issued two new memos from the Department of Homeland Security, outlining the basic guidelines for stepped-up enforcement of U.S. immigration laws, ending the policy known as “catch and release” and pledging to hire hundreds of new border and immigration agents.

The plans detail a decision to detain people found to be in the U.S. illegally, and to keep them in detained, “pending final determination” of their immigration status – instead of releasing people, and telling them when to show up before an immigration judge at a future date.

“Such policies, collectively referred to as “catch-and-release” shall end,”

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