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NIPNLG, ILRC, June 21, 2022 "... The guidance in the Doyle memo covers various decisions made by OPLA attorneys in removal proceedings, particularly regarding filing Notices to Appear (NTAs), dismissal of proceedings, administrative closure, stipulations...

NIPNLG, June 15, 2022 "... Importantly, the earliest Judge Tipton’s order could take effect is Monday, June 27, 2022. The government has filed a notice of appeal and Judge Tipton has entered a temporary stay of the order to allow the government...

Cyrus Mehta and Kaitlyn Box, May 9, 2022 "On April 3, 2022 the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) Kerry E. Doyle issued a memorandum (“the Doyle memo”) which empowers ICE attorneys...

ICE/OPLA, Apr. 27, 2022

Kerry E. Doyle, ICE Principal Legal Advisor, Apr. 3, 2022 "... I am providing this guidance to the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) attorneys assigned to handle proceedings before the Executive...

University of Houston Law Center - Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) in the Immigration Context: Advantages, Tactics, and Logistics "Policy changes brought by the Biden Administration reintroduced Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) as an option for immigrant...

Arizona v. Biden "It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a), Defendants United States Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, all their...

DHS, Sept. 30, 2021 "This memorandum provides guidance for the apprehension and removal of noncitizens. ... We will prioritize for apprehension and removal noncitizens who are a threat to our national security, public safety, and border security...

Email from La Resistencia, Sept. 21, 2021: "DHS Grants Prosecutorial Discretion to Immigrant Organizer Targeted by ICE La Resistencia leaders celebrate victory against ICE in public action and demand Prosecutorial Discretion be granted to all...

On Aug. 20, 2021, ICE posted this revised notice : "Due to an August 19, 2021 preliminary injunction issued in Texas v. United States, 6:21-cv-16 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 19, 2021), OPLA has suspended reliance on the May 27, 2021 memorandum from the Principal...

NIPNLG, Aug. 11, 2021 "Recently, the 25 main field locations of the DHS Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) released guidance for requesting Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) to implement the department-wide memorandum issued by ICE Principal...

Dara Lind, ProPublica, July 27, 2021 "Under a new Biden policy, more than 100,000 immigrants could have their cases dropped. But that discretion is left to individual prosecutors, and many are letting the deportation machine roll on. ... "...

Cristina Velez, Anita Gupta, June 21, 2021 "ICE enforcement priorities have changed under the Biden administration, signaling a return to the use of prosecutorial discretion. On May 27, 2021, the ICE Principal Legal Advisor issued guidance for...

ICE, June 11, 2021 - [Provides a description of prosecutorial discretion, email addresses for PD requests, and links to further resources.]

ICE, May 27, 2021 " ... Prosecutorial discretion is an indispensable feature of any functioning legal system. The exercise of prosecutorial discretion, where appropriate, can preserve limited government resources, achieve just and fair outcomes...