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On the recordFebruary 6, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record a memo prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security, released on September 30, 2021, discussing the Secretary being there to enforce the laws. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. September 30, 2021. Memorandum To: Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. CC: Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Ur Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Robert Silvers, Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans; Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; Lynn Parker Dupree, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office. From: Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary. Subject: Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law. This memorandum provides guidance for the apprehension and removal of noncitizens. I am grateful to you, the other leaders of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and our frontline personnel for the candor and openness of the engagements we have had to help shape this guidance. Thank you especially for dedicating yourselves--all your talent and energy--to the noble law enforcement profession.…

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