FILE PHOTO: Paramedics check the body of a Honduran migrant child, who drowned while crossing the frigid waters of the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the U.S. with his mother and sister, according to local media, in Piedras Negras, Mexico February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government issued interim guidance on Thursday sharply limiting who can be arrested and deported by immigration agents, a move that comes as the Biden administration faces growing pressure from activists to scale back deportations.
The guidelines instruct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to focus on immigrants deemed national security and public safety threats and those who entered the United States after Nov. 1, 2020. Agents will need pre-approval from a senior manager if they want to arrest someone who does not fall into one of those categories.
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