Jen Psaki Defends ICE Slowing Deportations for Drugs, DUIs, Assaults
8 Feb 2021
White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday for new orders that will slow deportations of illegal immigrants for drug crimes, driving under the influence, and assaults.
The
Washington Postreported Sunday that new operational guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asked agents to prioritize deportations of “aggravated felony convictions” over drug-based crimes, simple assault, and DUIs.
“The priority for the enforcement of immigration laws will be on those who are imposing a national security threat, of course, a public safety threat, and on recent arrivals,” Psaki said during the White House press briefing when asked about the new guidelines.
”The irreparable harm that would accrue to Texas if an extension of the TRO is not granted before consideration of its motion for a preliminary injunction is more substantial than any harm incurred by the defendants,” Tipton wrote, the news service reported.
There are renewed calls in Germany for a freeze on deportations of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan. Several groups are warning that as Afghanistan’s security situation worsens, the risks from COVID have become acute.
Ottawa started its bid to expel Oberlander in 1995. His citizenship was revoked four times. He was able to appeal the first three times but was unsuccessful the fourth time
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In Exile, Morgan Wallen Tops Album Chart for a Fourth Week, With Real Impact of Scandal Yet to Be Seen
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It may have been a disastrous week for Morgan Wallen in most ways, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the album chart, where country’s newest superstar and, for now, its most famous pariah remains at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week.
Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” remained on top of the Rolling Stone album chart with numbers that were both up and down. In the overall picture, it had 144,200 album-equivalent units for the week, an increase from 127,600 in its third week. But that reflected an uptick in sales even as the album trended downward in streams. Album sales were at 28,400 (up from 10,800 last week) and individual song sales came in at 55,500 (up from 33,000). However, its streaming numbers, at 135 million individual song streams, were down a bit, fro