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July 28, 2021

Immigration Prosecutors Continue to Deport Immigrants Who Gov't Memo Says Should Not Be Expelled
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A Pro Publica study found that immigration prosecutors are continuing to
deport people who are not considered a threat to public safety, despite
a Biden administration policy instructing them to postpone or drop such
cases. But the policy is carried out at the prosecutors' discretion,
making it difficult to challenge.

This comes as immigrant justice advocates are denouncing the Biden
administration for the growing number of jailed immigrants and asylum
seekers. As of mid-July, over 27,000 people are being held in ICE jails,
as advocates warn detentions have nearly doubled under Biden.


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