The Administration wasted no time in making good on big planned changes to U.S. immigration enforcement policy, issuing a memo late Friday ending the so-called “catch-and-release” policy that allowed illegal immigrants to avoid detention while they await a court ruling on their legal status.
The White House reports that the program allowed illegal immigrants to “exploit” the American asylum system, even if they weren’t eligible for protected status, according to The New York Times.
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