“So far, we haven't had any acknowledgement from ICE that anything has changed,” said Andrea Saenz, supervising attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services for the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project, which represents immigrants in detention.

Saenz said her attorneys have been trying to release clients they believe should qualify since January 20th, but they have gotten nowhere. They tried again on Monday, when the change was due to take effect. She said ICE didn’t appear to have gotten the memo.

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