"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning to recruit and train special agents who will be able to make arrests, carry firearms, and execute warrants against people who have allegedly violated immigration laws. A final rule published today in the federal register authorizes the director of USCIS to conduct "law enforcement activities to enforce civil and criminal violations of immigration laws within the jurisdiction of USCIS." The rule is effective on October 6."
"The agency also administers a number of programs, including those for people who seek to work in the United States, as well as humanitarian programs for victims of certain crimes and people who have been displaced by catastrophes in their home country, among others. "This historic moment will better address immigration crimes, hold those that perpetrate immigration fraud accountable, and act as a force multiplier for DHS and our federal law enforcement partners,"
USCIS will recruit and train special agents authorized to make arrests, carry firearms, and execute warrants for alleged immigration law violations. A final federal rule grants the USCIS Director authority to perform law enforcement activities to enforce civil and criminal immigration violations within USCIS jurisdiction, effective October 6. USCIS handles green card and citizenship processing and runs programs for workers, crime victims, and people displaced by disasters. USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow described the change as improving responses to immigration crimes, holding fraud perpetrators accountable, and serving as a force multiplier for DHS and federal law enforcement partners.
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