Detention Reform

ICE’s civil detention system reduces transfers, maximizes access to counsel and visitation, promotes recreation, improves conditions of confinement and ensures quality medical, mental health and dental care. The agency is engaged in making additional reforms in the near future.
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Policy Reform

ICE has a broad mandate that includes protecting and securing the borders through immigration enforcement at U.S. borders and ports of entry. Due to limited resources, ICE must prioritize its enforcement efforts to best protect the security of our communities and the integrity of the immigration system. This includes focusing on criminal aliens, fugitives, and recent border violators. To ensure ICE’s practice aligns with these broad priorities, the agency recently issued a number of policies to decrease the number of U.S. citizens in proceedings or detention and to refocus fugitive operations. It also issued a memorandum of agreement in an effort to ensure the 287(g) program aligns with ICE priorities. These and other key reforms promote the smart and effective enforcement of immigration laws. Additional policy reforms are coming soon.
Summary of Policy Reforms