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John Morton

English prelate who served as Archbishop of Canterbury

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Nov 25, 2025
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What immigration policies and programs under Obama drove deportation numbers (e.g., Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement)?

President Obama’s administration both expanded automated data-sharing programs that increased interior identifications of noncitizens (Secure Communities) and later narrowed enforcement focus with mem...

Nov 7, 2025
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What were ICE's enforcement priorities during the Obama administration (2012 2017)?

The Obama-era ICE enforcement priorities from roughly 2012–2017 centered on . Policy milestones include John Morton’s 2010 guidance, successive DHS memoranda culminating in the November 2014/January 2...

Nov 17, 2025
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Were there major court rulings or policy changes during Obama’s presidency that increased administrative removals?

President Obama’s administration oversaw a shift from “returns” at the border to formal removals — contributing to record removal numbers in the early 2010s — while also issuing internal enforcement m...

Jan 9, 2026

How did Secure Communities and 287(g) agreements evolve under the Obama administration?

The Obama administration both expanded and later reined in two key programs that tied local policing to federal immigration enforcement: Secure Communities was pushed widely into jurisdictions early i...

Jan 18, 2026

How do DHS enforcement priority memoranda issued in 2021–2022 compare to prior administrations in arrests, prosecutions, and removals?

The Biden-era DHS memoranda of 2021–2022 reoriented enforcement toward case-by-case prioritization and prosecutorial discretion, instituting a 100‑day pause on many removals and consolidating guidance...

Nov 27, 2025

What specific memos or policy directives did the Obama and Trump administrations issue regarding ICE arrest priorities?

The Obama administration issued memoranda in 2010–2014 that set narrow, tiered ICE enforcement priorities emphasizing threats to national security, public safety and recent entrants and encouraged pro...