Advocating for Clients under the Biden Administration’s Interim Enforcement Priorities

ICE enforcement policies have changed under the Biden administration, and opened new opportunities to defend your clients from arrest, detention, and deportation. This practice advisory from the ILRC, NIPNLG, and IDP provides immigration practitioners with an overview of the interim enforcement priorities and other key policy changes described in recent DHS and ICE memos, and discusses strategies to use these priorities to advocate for prosecutorial discretion.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 23, 2021 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

Topics

Removal defense Detention / bond

Workflows

Immigration court deadline Bond, detention, and habeas

Forums

Cross-forum

Jurisdictions

National