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Story summary
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested only eight of nearly 105,000 Priority 1 visa overstayers from 2021-2024.
- ICE received 3,145,375 visa-overstay leads between Oct 2020 and Sep 2024, classifying about 3 % as Priority 1.
- The DHS Office of Inspector General reported ICE deemed 21,895 of 104,049 Priority 1 cases viable but took limited action.
- A September 2021 memo from Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas instructed ICE to focus enforcement on Priority 1 individuals.