Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive on Jan. 20 that rescinds guidelines that barred federal officers from arresting illegal immigrants at so-called sensitive places, including schools, churches, and food banks.
The guidelines were released in 2021 during the Biden administration. Churches and schools had been off-limits for immigration-related arrests since 2011, but Biden administration officials expanded the list of prohibited places to other settings, such as food banks, homeless shelters, and playgrounds.
