Joe Biden Pauses Deportations For 100 Days

<p><em>Joe Biden&comma; the newly sworn in 46th President of the United States halts deportation<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>has learnt that the Department of Homeland Security&comma; on the instruction of President Joe <strong>Biden<&sol;strong>&comma; is pausing deportation for 100 days the department announced late Wednesday&comma; with some exceptions&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The announced pause on deportations joins a list of sweeping changes made by President Joe Biden only hours after taking office&comma; including halting border wall construction&comma; drawing down the controversial &&num;8220&semi;remain in Mexico&&num;8221&semi; policy and revoking former President Donald Trump&&num;8217&semi;s immigration enforcement actions&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The decision to temporarily halt deportations was made &&num;8220&semi;to ensure we have a fair and effective immigration enforcement system focused on protecting national security&comma; border security&comma; and public safety&comma;&&num;8221&semi; according to a DHS news release&period; The moratorium&comma; which Joe Biden had pledged to impose during his campaign&comma; will start Friday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The moratorium covers most deportations but excludes individuals who came to the US after November 1&comma; are suspected of terrorism or espionage or pose a danger to national security&comma; have waived rights to remain in the US or who&&num;8217&semi;ve been determined removable by the acting director&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The pause is intended to allow time for an internal review&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;&lpar;W&rpar;e must ensure that our removal resources are directed to the Department&&num;8217&semi;s highest enforcement priorities&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the memo reads&comma; later adding&colon; &&num;8220&semi;The process shall provide for assessments of alternatives to removal including&comma; but not limited to&comma; staying or reopening cases&comma; alternative forms of detention&comma; custodial detention&comma; whether to grant temporary deferred action&comma; or other appropriate action&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Acting Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske directed the department&&num;8217&semi;s three immigration agencies to review policies and practices relating to immigration enforcement&comma; citing in part ongoing challenges at the US-Mexico border&comma; according to the memo&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;The United States faces significant operational challenges at the southwest border as it is confronting the most serious global public health crisis in a century&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the memo reads&period; &&num;8220&semi;In light of those unique circumstances&comma; the Department must surge resources to the border in order to ensure safe&comma; legal and orderly processing&comma; to rebuild fair and effective asylum procedures that respect human rights and due process&comma; to adopt appropriate public health guidelines and protocols&comma; and to prioritize responding to threats to national security&comma; public safety&comma; and border <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">security<&sol;a>&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The memo also sets up priorities for enforcement&comma; marking a return to Obama-era practices&period; Those categories include national security&comma; border security and public safety&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Joe Biden was sworn in as President on Wednesday at Capital Hill along side Kamala Devi Harris&comma; an American politician and attorney serving as the 49th and current vice president of the United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;