The Government will limit the detention of immigrants in court

Joe Biden's government issued a policy on Tuesday that limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from

detaining immigrants in court

, reported Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

The policy, first reported by the

Buzfeed News

portal

, will also apply to Border Protection officials (CBP, for its acronym in English).

States like California and New York had already taken similar measures in their courts.

"The expansion of civil immigration detention in court during the previous Administration had a deterrent effect on people's willingness to go to court or

cooperate with the authorities

. Today's guidance is the last step in our efforts to focus our civil immigration enforcement resources on threats to national security and public safety, "Mayorkas said in a statement Tuesday.

[ICE and the Border Patrol remove three offensive words to refer to immigrants]

Immigrants will be detained

"only in certain limited cases

,

"

authorities said, such as when there is an "imminent risk of death, violence or physical harm" or if officials fear evidence in a criminal case will be destroyed.

"The courthouse is a place where the law is interpreted, applied and justice done. As law enforcement officials and public servants, we have a special responsibility to ensure that

access to the courts is preserved

, and therefore, access to justice, the safety of crime victims and equal protection before the law, "establishes the policy.

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During the administration of former President Donald Trump, reports of arrests in court were persistent.

The new policy appears to be part of Biden's efforts to overhaul the agency and reform its operation.

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Four days ago, the Biden Administration reversed the policy of its predecessor, Donald Trump, of fining undocumented immigrants who disobey US removal orders.

ICE announced in February the 

new guidelines

 that would govern its operations following the arrival of Joe Biden to the White House.

The federal agency said it would focus its operations on 

immigrants who pose a risk to national security

, those who have committed serious crimes, and those who crossed the border less than four months ago, which can drastically curb arrests and deportations. of undocumented people. 

With information from BuzzFeed News.