Effective January 04, 2010, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer detain asylum seekers arriving at U.S. ports of entry and who have a credible fear of persecution or torture. The revised guidelines announced on December 16, 2009 will permit parole from detention, which temporarily authorizes aliens to enter the U.S. without being formally admitted or granted immigration status, provided they establish their identities, pose neither a flight risk nor a danger to the community, have a credible fear of persecution or torture, and have no additional factors that weigh against their release. The guidelines also mandate that all such arriving aliens should automatically be considered for parole-a significant change from prior guidance that required aliens to request parole in writing.

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