Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were instructed to halt the apprehension of undocumented immigrants who lack criminal records, according to reports from the Daily Wire. Agency sources told reporter Jennie Taer that the new directive directs agents to cease arrests of non-criminals, broadening the scope of recently implemented restrictions on enforcement priorities.

The policy shift follows a declaration by DHS Secretary Mullin that worksites across Kansas are off-limits to ICE, though he stated agents will still target drug traffickers and rapists. The move sparked a backlash from critics who claim the administration is granting amnesty in defiance of 80 million voters, while some businesses in southwest Kansas closed temporarily after recent raids in Oklahoma and Texas.