Trump Admin Just Turbocharged ICE’s Ability To Quickly Deport Illegal Immigrants

The Trump administration incredibly expanded 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ability to quickly deport illegal immigrants from the U.S. on Tuesday, removing yet another enforcement hurdle.

“Expedited removal” is a policy that allows federal 🛂Immigration officials within 100 miles of an international land border to remove illegal migrants via a streamlined process that bypasses the backlogged 🛂Immigration court system. Per a notice posted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE agents now have the ability to implement expedited removal anywhere in the country, removing illegal migrants’ ability to slow-walk their removal by contesting their deportation order in court.

Before the DHS notice, federal 🛂Immigration officials were only permitted to use expedited removal on illegal migrants detained within 100 miles of the border who had only been in the U.S. for under two weeks. Now any illegal migrant anywhere across the country who can’t prove they’ve been in the U.S. for more than two years are subject to expedited removal, according to the notice.

“The effect of this change will be to enhance national security and public safety — while reducing government costs — by facilitating prompt