The materials include a laundry list of "mitigating factors" for an ICE officer to consider before arresting or removing an illegal alien, including: -An illegal alien's age and length of presence in the United States; -"[A] mental condition that may have contributed to the criminal conduct, or a physical or mental condition requiring care or treatment"; -"[I]mpact of removal on family in the United States, such as loss of provider or caregiver"; -"[W]hether the [alien] may be eligible for humanitarian protection or other immigration relief"; and -"[T]ime since an offense and evidence of rehabilitation."
To further inoculate ICE officers against pursuing arrests and removals of criminal aliens, the Mayorkas Memo training materials offer case hypotheticals to determine whether a criminal alien should be arrested.
In one example, the training materials ask whether a drug trafficker who served a 20-year prison sentence after a RICO investigation "should. . . be a priority for apprehension and removal." The materials never answer that seemingly clear-cut question.
In such a circumstance, ICE officers are directed to examine not the law but the alien's "family or community support" and "any record of rehabilitation while incarcerated." Unbelievable.
A Deputy Field Office Director, who previously served as Acting Field Office Director in two jurisdictions, testified to the Committee that illegal aliens who commit crimes such as larceny or theft are not immigration enforcement priorities for the Biden Administration.
In fact, because of the Biden Administration's "enforcement priorities," an enforcement action against an illegal alien who committed a “property crime” would even have to receive additional review. The Deputy Field Officer Director testified:
A senior ICE official also testified to the Committee that increased immigration from Venezuela and the limited ability to remove illegal aliens to that country affect ICE’s ability to conduct enforcement, including arrests, detention, and removals, of Venezuelans in the United States.
Instead of imposing sanctions on Venezuela for its refusal to accept the return of its nationals, the Biden Administration has created illegal categorical parole programs to reward Venezuelans, all but ensuring that thousands of Venezuelans can remain in the United States indefinitely, even those who may have a criminal history.
The Biden Administration's open-borders, catch-and-release policies not only have incentivized illegal aliens from all around the world to travel to the southwest border for near guaranteed release into the United States but also have endangered national security and public safety across the country.
We released a thread earlier today on the types of criminal illegal aliens coming across our border here: x.com/Jim_Jordan/sta…
We released a thread earlier today on the types of criminal illegal aliens coming across our border here: x.com/Jim_Jordan/sta…
Until President Biden reverses his policies, utilizes the myriad immigration enforcement tools at his disposal, and secures the southwest border, more Americans will tragically and unnecessarily die at the hands of criminal illegal aliens who are released into the United States and allowed to remain in the country.
Today, we released a new report about the Mayorkas memo, how ICE officials are trained to de-prioritize deportation of criminals, and the impact of criminal aliens on your community. Read it here: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…
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@Jim_Jordan Is there anyone, ANY ONE POLITICIAN that has the best interests of US CITIZENS?
@Jim_Jordan Too much talk..not enough action. You guys claim to be going after corruption but just at @SECGov chair @GaryGensler..he just keeps pushing US technology overseas and letting China & Japan leave the U.S. in the dust. Same w/ Biden family. Enough talk. We’re tired of talk…do it!
@Jim_Jordan @America1stLegal republican politicians are so useless. talks and tweets, that’s all they do. democrat politicians are most effective. they stop every plan republicans attempt to do. amazing.
@Jim_Jordan @America1stLegal @SpeakerJohnson should refuse to bring ANY vote to the floor until this show trial of Trump is investigated and the judge follows NY law and recuses himself.
@Jim_Jordan US AG would be already in contempt if it were a Dem Congress. You all are sweet and weak The weak @SpeakerJohnson Sets the tone.