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Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas Memo

This memorandum provides guidance for ICE and CBP enforcement actions in or near areas that require special protection. It is effective immediately.

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Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas

A comprehensive policy to guide enforcement actions and provide an expanded, non-exhaustive list of protected areas.

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DHS Announces New Guidance to Limit ICE and CBP Civil Enforcement Actions In or Near Courthouse

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to place new limits on civil immigration enforcement actions in or near courthouses.  Acting Director of ICE Tae Johnson and Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller have issued a memorandum to ICE and CBP personnel pertaining to the limited circumstances in which civil immigration enforcement actions may be carried out in or near a courthouse.

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Global MOTR Coordination Center (GMCC)

The Global Maritime Operational Threat Response Coordination Center supports the inter-agency response to maritime threats involving U.S. interests worldwide.