The Trump administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited ICE arrests at or near schools, places of worship and other 'sensitive locations.'
Washington — Just hours after President Trump's inauguration, his administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. immigration agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be 'sensitive locations.'Benjamine Huffman, whom the Trump administration installed as acting homeland security secretary pending the confirmation of South Dakota Gov.
'This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens — including murders and rapists — who have illegally come into our country,' DHS said in its statement. 'Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrest.
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