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Obama-era Prioritization

The prioritization policies adopted by the Obama administration regarding interior enforcement.

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Jan 17, 2026
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What were the Obama-era ICE prioritization memos and how did they change interior enforcement outcomes?

The Obama-era ICE prioritization memos—chiefly the Morton memos of 2011 and Secretary Jeh Johnson’s DHS/ICE guidance culminating in the November 2014 Priority Enforcement Program (PEP)—sought to conce...

Jan 17, 2026

How do interior ICE removals (not border returns) compare across Obama, Trump, and Biden by fiscal year?

Interior removals by ICE have risen and fallen across administrations, with the Obama years showing high interior removal totals in the early 2010s, Trump’s terms marked by sharp swings and politicize...