rssICE Halts Some Deportation Proceedings
Friday, August 27, 2010 at 8:48 am
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Faced with huge backlogs in immigration proceedings, Immigration and Customs Services adopted a new policy last week to cancel the deportation of thousands of detained illegal immigrants. The move fits with ICE’s policy to prioritize deportation of dangerous illegal immigrants, but it’s sure to displease pro-enforcement groups, who have accused the Obama administration of pushing for backdoor amnesty for some illegal immigrants.
The memo, dated Aug. 20, encourages ICE lawyers and officers to dismiss cases for immigrants who have active applications in the system to become citizens, provided they have clean criminal records.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) argued the policy is part of a wider effort to allow illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S., The New York Times reported Thursday:
“Actions like this demoralize ICE agents who are trying to do their job and enforce the law,” said Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa. “Unfortunately, it appears this is more evidence that the Obama administration would rather circumvent Congress and give a free pass to illegal immigrants who have already broken our law.”
Grassley has made this case about Obama and immigration before. He repeatedly pushed for the administration declare it would not push backdoor amnesty after an undated draft memo surfaced in June with suggestions for White House action on immigration.
For its part, ICE denies that the policy enacted Aug. 20 is an effort to avoid enforcing immigration laws. “This is not a backdoor amnesty,” Beth Gibson, assistant deputy director of ICE, told the New York Times. “It is really about efficient use of docket space and smart use of everybody’s scarce resources.”
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Comment posted August 27, 2010 @ 1:46 pm
Fox news made this sound like Obama was going to sign an executive order declaring all illegals, citizens…..
“The memo, dated Aug. 20, encourages ICE lawyers and officers to dismiss cases for immigrants who have active applications in the system to become citizens, provided they have clean criminal records.”
“ICE denies that the policy enacted Aug. 20 is an effort to avoid enforcing immigration laws. “This is not a backdoor amnesty,” Beth Gibson, assistant deputy director of ICE, told the New York Times. “It is really about efficient use of docket space and smart use of everybody’s scarce resources.”
This actually make perfect sense and was completely warped by Meghan Kelly and Fox's main stream media.
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New Immigration Policy to Halt Some Illegal Immigrant Deportations…
APICE Assistant Secretary John Morton, seen here, wrote the Aug. 20 memo to Peter Vincent, principal legal advisor and head of the agency’s removal operations. Federal authorities have issued a new policy aimed at stopping deportation proceed……
Comment posted August 27, 2010 @ 5:11 pm
it's a waste of the resouces used to arrest them to begin with. Man, you liberal apologists just have zero logic. You look right past the trees to tell us there's no forest
Comment posted August 27, 2010 @ 5:40 pm
Even immigration atty's were surprised. They had no warning and a lot of happy clients. Of course you sign up everyone once they are caught – so guess what! It will eventually become a “Catch and Release” program with States like AZ trying to save itself and ICE heading them back into the system after they get a document signed showing desire to become a U.S. Citizen.
We all know what Obama's plan is: create votes and take over a nation for the future by allowing in those you can sign up through ACORN or an organization like them. Grow the power, baby; grow the power!
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