Securing Our Borders
Orders Federal Agencies to Secure Southern Border with Expanded Measures
What it does
Agencies must build barriers, deploy personnel, detain and remove unauthorized entrants, resume return protocols, end certain parole programs, and prioritize related prosecutions to secure the southern border.
Real-world impact
- Increases detention of people apprehended for immigration violations pending removal.
- Expands physical barriers and personnel along the southern border.
- Ends certain parole programs and restricts use of the CBP One app.
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Summary
This order directs the federal government to secure the southern border using walls, more personnel, and technology to stop unauthorized crossings.
It requires holding people caught for immigration violations, to the fullest extent allowed by law, until they are removed; resumes returning certain migrants to the countries they came from; ends specific parole programs and use of the "CBP One" app; and prioritizes criminal prosecutions for smuggling and trafficking.
Agencies must also collect DNA and check claimed family ties, seek international cooperation, and provide recommendations within 14 days.
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