Trump Issues Immigration Proclamation as ICE Pushes Aggressive Enforcement Tactics
Yesterday, President Trump issued a proclamation enacting, total and partial restrictions on immigration and travel to the United States for citizens of 19 countries
On May 27, 2025, ICE Acting Director Todd M. Lyons issued a policy memo
providing guidance governing ICE civil immigration enforcement actions in or near courthouses.
The memo outlines which noncitizens are generally subject to such enforcement actions,
procedures, and responsibilities.
It also notes that ICE officers should generally avoid enforcement near non-criminal or specialized courts.
The Guardian reports that, over the weekend, senior U.S. immigration officials instructed rank-and-file officers to “turn the creative knob up to 11” when it comes to enforcement,
including by interviewing and potentially arresting people they called “collaterals.”
Officers were also urged to increase apprehensions and think up tactics to “push the envelope,”
with staff encouraged to come up with new ways of increasing arrests and suggesting them to superiors. Find this story and more in AILA’s daily immigration news clips.
The Guardian reports that, over the weekend,
senior U.S. immigration officials instructed rank-and-file officers to “turn the creative knob up to 11” when it comes to enforcement,
including by interviewing and potentially arresting people they called “collaterals.”
and think up tactics to
“push the envelope,”
with staff encouraged to come up with new ways of increasing arrests and suggesting them to superiors.
Find this story and more in AILA’s daily immigration news clips.
