Biden Admin Stops Fining Illegal Immigrants Who Don’t Leave US, Cancels Debt

Biden Admin Stops Fining Illegal Immigrants Who Don’t Leave US, Cancels Debt
President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House in Washington on April 22, 2021. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
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The White House on Friday ended the Trump-era policy of fining illegal immigrants who have failed to leave the United States, claiming there is no evidence they work.

Authorities with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded two orders, which were used during the Trump administration, on collecting financial penalties and issuing fines to illegal immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will also work with the Treasury Department to cancel the existing debts of illegal immigrants who had been fined.

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