Guadalupe Province Immigration Commission
Updates:
• We continue to monitor President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominations and what these could mean for immigration. The latest is Rodney Scott, former U.S. Border Patrol Chief, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head Customs and Border Protection (he was part of the implementation of the “Remain in Mexico” and Title 42 policies).
• President-elect Trump also named Caleb Vitello as the incoming acting director of ICE. He has worked for ICE for 23 years and was chief of staff for Enforcement and Removal Operations.
• New York Mayor Adams’ recent comments and support for deporting undocumented immigrants who commit crimes will not receive pushback from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. However, Adams is being urged to be very careful how he implements such a policy so that innocent people do not get caught up in it.
• Please read this press release from NYC office of the Mayor of New York: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/919-24/mayor-adams-proposals-protect-longtime-new-yorkers-immigrant-families-repeat-
• Here is an article outlining what ending DACA could mean for thousands of current DACA holders: https://apnews.com/article/daca-legal-challenge-trump-immigration-23f3b6204bd11d672c67ec60f19c3937