The Department of Homeland Security is directing federal immigration agents to arrest refugees who don’t have green cards, a major policy shift targeting people who entered the country legally.
The agency outlined the move to detain refugees in a Wednesday memo from the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
“This detain-and-inspect requirement ensures that refugees are re-vetted after one year, aligns post-admission vetting with that applied to other applicants for admission, and promotes public safety,” the memo obtained by NOTUS states. The memo was first reported by Law Dork.