PRIORITY ENFORCEMENT

Every Noncitizen is a Priority in Donald Trump’s America

By Karina I. Guzman
On January 25, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively changing immigration practices. The executive order has been spoken about extensively but the change in priority enforcements has been left out of that conversation. However, operating under these new priority enforcements, immigration officials picked up five noncitizens at the Lawrence, Massachusetts Immigration Office on March 31, 2017. This action by immigration officials shocked the community and immigration attorneys alike. The change in priority enforcements has forced immigration attorneys to change the advice they are giving to their clients . . .