1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19s Effect on Interior Immigration Enforcement and Detention Hillel R. Smith Legislative Attorney Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy April 14, 2020 In response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) p
2、andemic, immigration authorities have altered interior immigration enforcement activities including arrests, detention, and immigration court proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims these efforts “have facilitated a speedy, whole-of-government response in confronting COVID-19,
3、keeping Americans safe, and helping detect and slow the spread of the virus.” This Insight considers how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted interior immigration enforcement. Background DHSs Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and more specifically its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO),
4、 is responsible for immigration enforcement in the interior of the United States. ICE identifies and arrests non-U.S. nationals (aliens) who have committed immigration violations and places them in removal proceedings. These proceedings are conducted by an immigration judge (IJ) within the Departmen
