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Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a series of targeted enforcement operations across the country. These operations targeted public safety threats, such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members, as well as individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws, including those who illegally re-entered the country after being removed and immigration fugitives ordered removed by federal immigration judges.
Today, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John Kelly visited San Diego, where he met with DHS employees and state and local law enforcement officials. Below are pool notes compiled by Elliot Spagat of the Associated Press.
Yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly met with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Luis Videgaray Caso to discuss the strong partnership and shared values between the United States and Mexico, noting that preservation of the social and economic interconnectedness of our countries is a matter of national and economic security.
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly met with European Union (EU) Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos to discuss the strong partnership between DHS and the EU in the pursuit of global security.
In accordance with the judge's ruling, DHS has suspended any and all actions implementing the affected sections of the Executive Order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would like to clarify the classes of aliens affected by the 90-day temporary pause on travel, with case-by-base exceptions and waivers, as outlined in the President’s Executive Order entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.”
