From the article:
“Onyango’s case — coming to light just days before the presidential election — led to an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring any deportations prior to Tuesday’s election to be approved at least at the level of ICE regional directors, the U.S. law enforcement official told the AP.
The unusual directive suggests that the Bush administration is sensitive to the political implications of Onyango’s case coming to light so close to the election.”
Wow.
The directive for higher-up approval of deportations might be really impressive...IF any illegals were ever deported from this country. I think poor little Elian Gonzalez was the last deportation, and that had to be approved way higher than a regional director.