New Biden Administration Memo Gives ICE Attorneys More Discretion and Flexibility in Immigration Removal Proceedings

On May 27, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a new prosecutorial discretion memorandum informing ICE attorneys that they have they can use their discretion to consider dismissing cases for immigrants who have been longtime permanent residents, are pregnant or elderly, have a serious health condition, or have been in the US from a young age, the documents state. The memorandum has not yet been made public, but its existence was reported by Buzzfeed on June 4, 2021.