Trump Orders End of ’Catch and Release’ Immigration Policy
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In one of the latest local US developments, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday ordering the end of the policy, known as "catch and release," in which illegal immigrants are released from detention while awaiting a court hearing on their status.
In further details, the policy represents the practice of apprehending but releasing individuals found to be in the US illegally with the understanding that they will show up for a later hearing with an immigration judge.
According to the White House, Trump "signed a presidential memorandum to take important steps to end 'catch and release,' the dangerous practice whereby aliens who have violated our Nation's immigration laws are released into the United States shortly after their apprehension."
The house added that at the same time, Trump calls on congressional Democrats to cease their staunch opposition to border security and to stop blocking measures that are vital to the US safety and security.
Earlier in the week, Senators Dick Durbin [D-IL] and Jack Reed [D-RI] sent a letter to the Trump administration reminding executive branch officials that war secretary James Mattis "lacks legal authority to build President Trump's border wall."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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