Following the Trump administration’s change of rules that previously classed schools, churches, and hospitals as off-limits for enforcement, US immigration agents now have the authority to arrest people at these locations. The policy move ends over a decade of limitations protecting these “sensitive areas.”

The Department of Homeland Security, which controls Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, announced the adjustment in a statement, underlining the necessity of removing areas where people could avoid capture. “Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to evade prosecution.

The Trump Administration will not bind the hands of our heroic law enforcement, and instead expects them to exercise common sense,” the statement said, as reported by foreign media platform The Guardian on Tuesday. Stay current and connect with us on [Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1An4REwgwy/?mibextid=wwXIfr].