Under President Joe Biden’s administration, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The lawsuit seeks to ascertain the causes of the 287(g) program’s suspension. This program is essential in clearing our communities of illegal alien child rapists, assailants, carjackers, and other criminals who have attempted murder.
According to IRLI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attested to the government’s termination of the 287(g) program following President Biden’s inauguration in January 2021. There was no justification provided for this choice.
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In September 2023, ICE received a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from an organization called IRLI. The goal of the request was to get hold of any internal correspondence regarding ICE’s suspension of the 287(g) program. FOIA requests are normally answered by the federal government within 20 business days. But as of this week, IRLI’s request has not received a response from ICE officials.
In its complaint, IRLI aims to force ICE officials to divulge internal documents that explain the rationale for the 287(g) program’s termination.
“Increased cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement is critical and makes our communities safer, so of course this administration wants to limit that effort,” IRLI Executive Director Dale Wilcox said.
“There is no benefit to this country or its legal residents by keeping criminal aliens in the country, yet it appears to be a priority of this White House,” he added. “The American people own those emails, yet we are not allowed to see them because it might embarrass this administration and expose their extremist agenda.”
Biden’s DHS terminated the 287(g) program, which had 23 pending agreements between ICE and local law enforcement. Regretfully, these contracts were terminated. At the moment, ICE has 287(g) agreements in place with almost 140 law enforcement agencies across the country.
“It is ironic that the Biden administration insists it is ‘the most transparent in history’ when, in reality, it has repeatedly attempted to change immigration laws without congressional authorization and then tried to hide the evidence of its misdeeds from the American public,” IRLI Director of Investigations Matt O’Brien said.
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“IRLI hopes to bring the details of the ‘287(g) hold’ into the sunshine, even if it must fight to do so,” O’Brien continued.
