川普政府6日提出關押無證移民家庭的新建議，將允許聯邦部門繼續把非法移民家長及其子女關在一起，直至他們被遣返和打贏官司後獲准留下。

新建議規定了對所有移民兒童的最低照顧標準，包括對與家長一起偷渡的兒童和無人陪伴的小偷渡客，規定無人陪伴的兒童被捕後，將盡快釋放給領養他們的親友，但與家長一起偷渡的兒童將繼續被關，以取代2015年聯邦法官裁決與家長一起偷渡的兒童需在20天內釋放的政策。

新規定將結束法官裁決對移民兒童的影響，使兒童的命運重新轉由政府控制。

川普政府希望新規定將有助於遏制無證移民家庭的偷渡潮，尤其是對試圖利用法官裁決兒童被捕後需在20天內釋放的人。

新規定是國土安全部和衛生與福利部共同提出，兩個部門將共同承擔照顧移民兒童的責任。

國安部長克莉絲汀·尼爾森說，對於沒有合法理由留下的移民家庭，法律漏洞嚴重妨礙了國安部逮捕和遣返他們的執法力，新規定有助於聯邦政府執行國會通過的移民法。

但新規定在聯邦公報刊登後，受到民主黨人的批評，認為不應關押移民家庭，民主黨國會眾議員卡斯楚說，新規定將使兒童的處境更差，給他們的心靈留下長期陰影。

聯邦法官2015年裁決，在邊界被捕的移民兒童需在20天內釋放，由於兒童釋放後是交給家長，因此法官的裁決也意味著移民家庭全部獲釋。歐巴馬政府當時曾警告，這一裁決將導致移民家庭偷渡大增，甚至是鼓勵成年無證移民為了冒充家庭而綁架兒童。

衛生福利部5日證實，為了讓先前被拆散無證移民家庭的兒童與父母團聚，並確保這些孩子不會被人口販子冒名領走，聯邦政府將測試雙方的DNA以確定身分無誤。

但協助無證移民的法律團體與律師質疑，這些兒童不可能有同意官方做DNA測試的行為能力，而且如此將使政府能夠監控這些無證兒童一輩子。

上述未具名的聯邦官員說：「安全最重要，而且兒童被冒稱是其父母的人販賣或走私，其實並非不常見。就我們所知，只要在臉頰上一擦就可以測試，希望藉此加快確認父母身分，並確保這些兒童與真正的父母團聚。」

這名官員並未透露測試DNA的作法已經進行多久、是否需要無證移民或兒童的同意，或當局是否將測試結果儲存在資料庫。

為移民與難民提供法律援助的德州民間團體RAICES發言人法爾肯(Jennifer Falcon)認為，若政府這麼做是很糟糕的行為，因為這些兒童將終生被官方監控。

她說：「這進一步說明了政府辦事無能，又承認有罪惡感，並且證實了我們的想法，就是官方沒有好好登記這些父母與兒童的身分。」

法爾肯表示，他們從未聽說政府動用DNA測試的手段，也不支持這麼做。

另一名代表移民家庭的律師則透露，聯邦衛生福利部官員對無證移民的父母做深入訪談，詢問孩子出生地、身上是否有明顯特徵等資料。

NEW YORK – Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 225 during a 6-day period, ending Apr. 14 in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.

During the operation, ICE’s ERO arrested 225 individuals for violating U.S. immigration laws. Of those arrested, more than 180 were convicted criminals or had criminal charges pending, more than 80 had been issued a final order of removal and failed to depart the United States, or had been previously removed from the United States and returned illegally. Several had prior felony convictions for serious or violent offenses, such as child sex crimes, weapons charges, and assault, or had past convictions for significant or multiple misdemeanors.

"ICE continues to face significant obstacles with policies created by local officials which hinder cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement. Yet, with the tireless efforts of the men and women of ICE, this operation was a great success," said Thomas R. Decker, field office director for ERO New York.  "The fact is that a so-called "sanctuary city" does not only provide refuge to those who are here against immigration law, but also provides protections for criminal aliens who prey on the people in their own communities by committing crimes at all levels.  ICE is committed to enforcing the immigration laws set forth by Congress with integrity, despite the push-back and rhetoric within the city they serve."

Arrests include:

• In East Elmhurst, a 56 year-old Haitian national, who has convictions of Manslaughter 2nd Degree, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th degree, and sentenced to 4-12 years in prison;
• In Brentwood, a 35 year-old, Guatemalan national, previously removed from the U.S. on five separate occasions, who has convictions of DWI, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor vehicle, and Illegal Reentry after Removal;
• In Brooklyn, a 39 year-old Jamaican national, and registered sexual offender, who has convictions ofCriminal Possession of a Loaded Firearm 3rd degree (2 counts), and Attempted Rape 1st degree. The victim, a child under the age of 13;
• In Manhattan, a 38 year-old Romanian national, and lifetime registered sexual offender, who has convictions of Possessing Sexual Performance by a Child, and sentenced to 10 years of probation supervision;
• In Manhattan, a 36 year-old Dominican national, wanted in his home country for charges of Homicide, Administrative Corruption, and Accepting Bribes;
• In Brooklyn, a 39 year-old Ghanaian national, and registered sexual offender, who has convictions of Sexual Abuse 3rd degree and Attempted Forcible Touching in 2012 , and again of Sexual Abuse 3rd degree and Attempted Forcible Touching in 2017; 
• In Brooklyn, a 31 year-old Mexican national, who has convictions of Rape 2nd (Intercourse with person less than 15 years old), and Tampering with Witness;
• In Hempstead, a 40 year-old previously removed Salvadoran national, who has convictions of Assault,Burglary of a Vehicle, Attempted Forcible Touching, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Driving Without a License, DUI, Failure to Identify as a Fugitive from Justice, and Sexual Abuse;
• In the Bronx, a 58 year-old, twice removed Trinidadian national, released from NYPD custody with an active detainer, who has convictions of  Conspiracy to Produce Identification Documents, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Forgery, Fraud, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, and Possession of Stolen Property, and False Statement on a U.S. Passport Application;
• In Jamaica, a 57 year-old Jamaican national, who has convictions of  Sexual Abuse 1st degree: Contact w/ person Less than 14 Years Old;
• In Manhattan, a 38 year-old previously removed Dominican national, released from NYPD custody with an active detainer, who has convictions of Attempted Criminal Possession of Weapon, Criminal Possession Controlled Substance, Identity Theft, and Grand Larceny, and Stalking;
• In the Bronx, a 33 year-old Dominican national, who has convictions of Criminal Possession of a Weapon - Loaded Firearm, Robbery 1st degree, Forcible Theft with a Deadly Weapon (2 counts), for which he was sentenced to 6 years in prison and 5 years of parole supervision;
• In Brooklyn, a 32 year-old Ecuadorian national, and registered sexual offender, who has convictions of Rape 2nd degree, who was sentenced to 4 years in prison victim, a child under the age of 13;

Criminal histories of those arrested during the operation are as follows: aggravated DWI, Assault 2nd, criminal trespass 2nd, driving while ability impaired, and driving while intoxicated.

The arrestees include nationals from Albania, Antigua, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tajikistan, Trinidad, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela. ERO deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island, specifically in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Suffolk County, Nassau County,  Westchester County, Orange County, Dutchess County, and Rockland County.

ICE focuses its enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. However, ICE no longer exempts classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement. All of those in violation of immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States.

Some of the individuals arrested during this operation will face federal criminal prosecutions for illegal entry and illegal re-entry after deportation. The arrestees who are not being federally prosecuted will be processed administratively for removal from the United States. Those who have outstanding orders of deportation, or who returned to the United States illegally after being deported, are subject to immediate removal from the country. The remaining individuals are in ICE custody awaiting a hearing before an immigration judge, or pending travel arrangements for removal in the near future. 

More than 60 individuals arrested during this operation were previously released from local law enforcement on an active detainer. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) places detainers on individuals who have been arrested on local criminal charges and who are suspected of being deportable, so that ICE can take custody of that person when he or she is released from local custody. When law enforcement agencies fail to honor immigration detainers and release serious criminal offenders onto the streets, it undermines ICE’s ability to protect public safety and carry out its mission.

In years past, most of these individuals would have been turned over to ICE by local authorities upon their release from jail based on ICE detainers. Now that many sanctuary cities, including New York City, do not honor ICE detainers, these individuals, who often have significant criminal histories, are released onto the street, presenting a potential public safety threat.

ICE has no choice but to continue to conduct at-large arrests in local neighborhoods and at worksites, which will inevitably result in additional collateral arrests, instead of focusing on arrests at jails and prisons where transfers are safer for ICE officers and the community.

Ultimately, efforts by local NYC politicians have shielded removable criminal aliens from immigration enforcement and created another magnet for more illegal immigration, all at the expense of the safety and security of the very people it purports to protect.

Despite the severe challenges that local policies have created for ICE, we remain committed to our public safety mission and we will continue to do our sworn duty to seek out dangerous criminal aliens and other immigration violators. ICE seeks straightforward cooperation with all local law enforcement and elected officials.

ICE deportation officers carry out targeted enforcement operations every day in locations around the country as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect the nation, uphold public safety, and protect the integrity of our immigration laws and border controls. These operations involve existing, established Fugitive Operations Teams.