Biden Administration Implements Looser Immigration Policies Ahead of Transition to Trump

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The Biden administration has quietly begun implementing a series of policy changes that loosen restrictions on migrants entering the U.S. illegally, aiming to preempt President-elect Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdowns. According to Homeland Security sources, these last-minute changes could significantly alter how migrants are monitored and processed, particularly in New York City, which has become a focal point of the migration crisis.  

 

 

One of the central initiatives involves launching an ICE Portal app in New York City by early December. This app will allow migrants to bypass in-person check-ins at local ICE offices. Homeland Security sources have expressed concerns about the app’s reliability, noting its vulnerability to glitches and its inability to check for prior arrests or outstanding warrants—functions currently tied to the in-person system. In the program’s first phase, up to 100,000 migrants are expected to be enrolled, raising fears that it could facilitate the evasion of immigration authorities.  

 

The new app has faced significant issues during pilot testing in other cities, according to sources. For instance, it has failed to work on Android devices and does not consistently collect GPS data when used on laptops. When functioning on smartphones, the app only tracks the user’s location for seven days, limiting ICE's ability to maintain oversight. By contrast, the current system requires migrants to provide proof of address and continuously monitors for arrest records, ensuring ICE can respond swiftly to non-compliance or criminal activity.  

 

 

In New York City, where the app will debut, ICE is already overwhelmed. Official documents reveal that as of early last year, the city’s ICE office was fully booked for appointments through October 2032. Meanwhile, over 223,000 migrants have arrived in the city since the crisis began, with 58,000 still housed in taxpayer-funded shelters.  

 

 

Former acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan criticized the administration’s actions, labeling them an “obstructionist transition.” He argued, “What they’re trying to do in the last final day, they’re going to try to put up as many roadblocks and obstacles and throw as many grenades as they can on their way out.” He also warned that any attempt by Trump to reverse these policies could face significant delays due to legal challenges, a tactic that was successfully employed to stall Trump’s immigration measures during his first term.  

 

 

Other policy changes include allowing migrants to contest electronic monitoring through the ICE “Alternatives to Detention” program. These proposed regulations would give migrants the right to request reviews of their monitoring status, potentially leading to downgrades or termination of tracking entirely. Critics argue that such changes could create administrative burdens for ICE officers, who may opt to terminate cases rather than navigate the appeals process. One Homeland Security source explained, “It gives the alien the ability to get off the program entirely,” adding that the new rules would likely overwhelm ICE with paperwork, leading to decreased enforcement.  

 

These developments come amid broader concerns about the impact of loosening migrant monitoring. One source emphasized the importance of maintaining a robust tracking system: “We need that information that if these people don’t go to court, they have absconded, they have a final order of removal. We need that data … to go start looking for people.”  

 

Despite the growing criticism, the Biden administration appears committed to pushing through these changes before the January transition. However, the implications of these policies are likely to be felt long after the outgoing administration departs, setting the stage for legal and procedural battles as the new administration attempts to assert control over the nation’s immigration system. ICE has yet to comment on these developments.  

 

Based on a report by NYP 2024-11-23

 

 

 

[wombat]

The lame duck president is really pushing the reprehensible envelope leaving as bigger mess as possible for Trump, isn't he?

[thaibeachlovers]

Is it Biden? IMO he doesn't know the time of day, and it's more likely down to his handlers.

[pattayasan]

A taste of the chaos Trump and Musk want to inflict on Americans.

[pattayasan]

2 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Is it Biden? IMO he doesn't know the time of day, and it's more likely down to his handlers.

 

It always was his handlers expert advisors. Unlike the GOP, dems aren't autocrats. They listen to advisors which is why they have always had them. Now you get sycophants. Good luck.

[TedG]

History will not look kindly on the Biden admin. 

[Luuk Chaai]

I hope all the liberal left cities ship as many illegals back to Texas as soon as possible !

That will make the round up and deportation that much easier !

[pattayasan]

14 minutes ago, TedG said:

History will not look kindly on the Biden admin. 

 

More of that accusation confession thing.

 

A second Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey was sent to members of the Presidents and Executive Politics section of the APSA in 2018, ranked Donald Trump for the first time, putting him in last position.^[26] In the 2024 edition, Trump scored 10.92 out of 100, easily the worst, while self-identified Republican historians rated Trump in the bottom five.^[27] The study organizers noted a drop in recent Republican presidents' scores by speculating that respondents put more weight towards a president's fealty towards political and institutional norms

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_presidents_of_the_United_States

 

[TedG]

5 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

More of that accusation confession thing.

 

A second Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey was sent to members of the Presidents and Executive Politics section of the APSA in 2018, ranked Donald Trump for the first time, putting him in last position.^[26] In the 2024 edition, Trump scored 10.92 out of 100, easily the worst, while self-identified Republican historians rated Trump in the bottom five.^[27] The study organizers noted a drop in recent Republican presidents' scores by speculating that respondents put more weight towards a president's fealty towards political and institutional norms

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_presidents_of_the_United_States

 

Your <removed> is showing...Biden sucks.  He was not fit to serve more of his term.   He screwed up in Afghanistan.   His policies were horrible.  He pushed inflation, etc. 

[pattayasan]

Just now, TedG said:

Your <removed> is showing...Biden sucks.  He was not fit to serve more of his term.   He screwed up in Afghanistan.   His policies were horrible.  He pushed inflation, etc. 

 

Trump surrendered Afghanistan and made sure 5,000 terrorists were released so they could harass and kill Americans on the way out.

[TedG]

Just now, pattayasan said:

 

Trump surrendered Afghanistan and made sure 5,000 terrorists were released so they could harass and kill Americans on the way out.

You sound like a programmed talking point, leftie.  

 

Biden botched the withdrawal from Afghanistan. He owns the mess.  

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, TedG said:

You sound like a programmed talking point, leftie.  

 

Biden botched the withdrawal from Afghanistan. He owns the mess.  

 

Trump also set an unacheivable timeline for withdrawal. Biden was handed a poisoned chalice.

[mdr224]

31 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

A taste of the chaos Trump and Musk want to inflict on Americans.

Youre pathetic. If youre american thats even more pathetic

[TedG]

2 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

Trump also set an unacheivable timeline for withdrawal. Biden was handed a poisoned chalice.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

 

The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war. Two of those key differences included that the military had advised that the U.S. keep at least 2,500 service members in Afghanistan to maintain stability and a concern that the State Department was not moving fast enough to get an evacuation started.

 

 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-top-former-generals-say-planning-failures-of-biden-administration-drove-chaotic-fall-of-kabul

[pattayasan]

2 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

Youre pathetic. If youre american thats even more pathetic

 

You got nothing. Your talking points are lies.

[TedG]

2 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

You got nothing. Your talking points are lies.

After taking office, Biden undertook a superficial review of our Afghanistan policy—one that totally ignored the advice of his top military advisor and his commanders on the ground. On April 14, 2021, he reversed the Trump administration’s conditions-based drawdown policy and announced that all U.S. forces would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of that year, whether or not the Taliban had met its commitments under the 2020 agreement.

 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/15/afghanistan-withdrawal-pullout-military-taliban-chaos-evacuation-biden-inhofe/

 

[pattayasan]

1 minute ago, TedG said:

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

 

The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war. Two of those key differences included that the military had advised that the U.S. keep at least 2,500 service members in Afghanistan to maintain stability and a concern that the State Department was not moving fast enough to get an evacuation started.

 

 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-top-former-generals-say-planning-failures-of-biden-administration-drove-chaotic-fall-of-kabul

 

Trump would have known of the advice to keep a force there but ignored it. He ordered everyone out and Biden knew it was a political loser to overturn Trump's decision. It's inconceivable that the army did not advise Trump they wanted to keep troops there but did advise Biden.

[TedG]

4 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

You got nothing. Your talking points are lies.

 

Read this one.  

 

Throughout this period, Biden refused to reexamine his policy. On July 8, 2021, even as the Taliban were on the march, he insisted that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was not yet inevitable. Meanwhile, his administration refused to expedite the evacuation of U.S. citizens and Afghan partners because it feared this would signal a lack of confidence in the Afghan government.

 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/15/afghanistan-withdrawal-pullout-military-taliban-chaos-evacuation-biden-inhofe/

[TedG]

2 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

Trump would have known of the advice to keep a force there but ignored it. He ordered everyone out and Biden knew it was a political loser to overturn Trump's decision. It's inconceivable that the army did not advise Trump they wanted to keep troops there but did advise Biden.

 

No, No, No, Biden was the CIC during this event. 

 

 he reversed the Trump administration’s conditions-based drawdown policy and announced that all U.S. forces would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of that year, whether or not the Taliban had met its commitments under the 2020 agreement.

 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/15/afghanistan-withdrawal-pullout-military-taliban-chaos-evacuation-biden-inhofe/

[TedG]

8 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

You got nothing. Your talking points are lies.

The only thing that has been “decimated” in Afghanistan, to borrow Biden’s term, is everything that U.S. service members sacrificed to build.

 

 

 

 

[jcmj]

The Biden administration is doing everything they can to create chaos and destruction for the American people. His administration wants Trump up to his neck with troubles from day one. Why destroy America because of one man winning the election that wasn’t on your team. It’s going to be a big mess soon. 

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

The Biden administration has quietly begun implementing a series of policy changes that loosen restrictions on migrants entering the U.S. illegally, aiming to preempt President-elect Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdowns.

We all know the plan, fill the states with potential blue voters. Cynical and evil. Hopefully Trump will over turn anything the democrats do in their dying days