DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Florence

DHS Statement Regarding Safety and Enforcement During Hurricane Florence

The following press release was published by the US Department of Homeland Security on Sept. 14, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are concerned about the potential impact of Hurricane Florence to the East Coast of the United States, where North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia are under states of emergency.

Our highest priority remains the preservation of life and safety. In consideration of these circumstances, there will be no immigration enforcement initiatives associated with evacuations or sheltering related to Florence, except in the event of a serious public safety threat.

------------------------------- What DHS and FEMA are Doing https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-florence What the U.S. Government is Doing https://www.usa.gov/hurricane-florence Spanish: https://gobierno.usa.gov/huracan-florence ------------------------------- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,Immigration and Customs EnforcementHurricane Florence

Source: US Department of Homeland Security

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