WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland
Security had planned nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented
immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement
officials and an internal document that described the plan as "the
largest operation of its kind in the history of ICE," an acronym for
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
But after NBC News reported the plans late
Thursday, the agency issued a statement saying it had cancelled
nationwide enforcement actions due to Hurricane Irma and the damage
caused by Hurricane Harvey.
"While we generally do not comment on future
potential law enforcement actions, operational plans are subject to
change based on a variety of factors," ICE spokesman Sarah Rodriguez
said in a statement. "Due to the current weather situation in Florida
and other potentially impacted areas, along with the ongoing recovery in
Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had already
reviewed all upcoming operations and has adjusted accordingly. There is
currently no coordinated nationwide operation planned at this time. The
priority in the affected areas should remain focused on life-saving and
life-sustaining activities."
Click here for the full article.
No comments:
Post a Comment