Mostly 3. (or more charitably they hoped the covid emergency would be winding down by now) Here, ICE attempted to rollback the current emergency rule and put i

Mostly 3. (or more charitably they hoped the covid emergency would be winding down by now) Here, ICE attempted to rollback the current emergency rule and put in place a new rule that was broader and more flexible than the pre-covid-19 rule. They have pulled that back now. But, as soon as the Covid-19 national emergency order expires, the current emergency rule can be easily reverted to the stricter pre-covid-19 rule if that's what the Admin wants. Otherwise, a new rule (following administrative law rule-making requirements) can be made to implement the broader/flexible policy ICE was seeking here. edit-to-add: Trump could probably issue an Executive Order directing ICE to change its rules.