Posted on 06/27/2011 9:57:06 AM PDT by jazusamo
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security lied to Congress and the media to cover up a secret amnesty program that dismissed the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S., including those with criminal convictions.
The scandalous story of how the government agency charged with keeping America safe systematically cancels pending deportations was first reported by Texas’s largest newspaper last year. The remarkable program stunned the legal profession and baffled immigration attorneys who say the government bounced their clients’ deportation even when expulsion was virtually guaranteed.
After the story broke other media outlets began to dig around and Senate leaders launched an investigation into the stealth amnesty program that led to a 40% increase in the dismissal of deportations last year. Homeland Security officials denied it existed and scrambled to conceal details, according to new information revealed by the newspaper that originally cracked the story.
Internal Homeland Security documents obtained under public records laws prove that agency officials destroyed internal memos of the secretive process and lied to cover up the wrongdoing. Through a spokesman, one Texas Senator involved in the probe confirmed that DHS misled the public and Congress about its policy of directing dismissals of cases against criminal aliens.
Some of the records are heavily redacted, but it’s clear that illegal immigrants with criminal records were spared removal under the program, which was administered by high-ranking officials and attorneys at DHS.
In one internal email, a chief council at one agency branch blames the media for falling behind on the number of deportations his office discharged. "The problem is every time I'm about to wield a blunt instrument to our docket, some case shows up in the press that gives me pause," he writes in an internal electronic mail.
The same chief council also praises his counterpart in another busy immigration office—in Miami Florida—for leading the way on dismissals of deportations and lamenting that his office had “fallen way behind.”
Judicial Watch has also investigated this deplorable back-door amnesty program and earlier this year sued DHS to obtain information because the agency has ignored a federal public records request that dates back to July 2010.
What else would you expect from the America-hating Marxist-in-Chief?
These criminals will only steal, rape and kill
the Americans whom the US Congress wants targeted.
Very true. He’s bound and determined to have amnesty and open boarders no matter how he manages to get it.
He’s good at skirting laws and down right ignoring them, his impeachment is long overdue.
MSNBC reported: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called the crash a "terrible thing" when asked about the incident during an unrelated news conference at D.C. police headquarters Tuesday. Napolitano said she immediately asked officials to look into the situation. "This is a horrible case," said Napolitano, whose department includes ICE. "Why is it that this individual was still out driving? He was in removal proceedings. Why were the removal proceedings taking so long?"
My comment: That rug must be getting mighty lumpy with all the dirt under which is being sweeped.
Excellent and most appropriate post.
Very sad and she could very possibly be alive today had Zer0, Nappy and their underlings been enforcing existing law.
Whoever takes part in this needs Jailed, well as the criminal invaders.
So what? There is already a barn full of illegality; enough to put 90% of Washington in the fryer. Who’s going to begin the process? Who’s going to present the case, try the case, convict the guilty, implement the punishment? The hen house has no hens, only foxes. The whold damned country has become so governmentally corrupt, one wonders if the other side might be less corrupt. It’s the result of the ostrich approach; stick your head in the sand and pretend it ain’t there.
Darrell Issa, please pick up the red courtesy phone.
And the immigration lawyers are lovin’ it.
They promise their clients that they are working hard to keep them from being deported - they just need another $4000.00 to keep fighting to keep them in the country.
Ping!
Another source picks up on this story...
The solution to our problems will only occur when we elect a chief executive who will do what has to be done and that is to declare that the Obama administration was criminal and that O was never eligible to be president.
Then announce that all the bills signed by O are not law, that all appointments including judicial were not legal, and close the government until a review of all agencies can be completed to determine what is legal and what is not.
At the same time, bring charges of conspiracy and fraud under Rico against O, the dem party, the unions and the msm.
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Ping.
“Officials at the Department of Homeland Security
lied to Congress
and the media
to cover up a secret amnesty program that dismissed the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S., including those with criminal convictions.
“The scandalous story of how the government agency charged with keeping America safe systematically cancels pending deportations was first reported by Texas’s largest newspaper last year. The remarkable program stunned the legal profession and baffled immigration attorneys who say the government bounced their clients’ deportation even when expulsion was virtually guaranteed.
“After the story broke other media outlets began to dig around and Senate leaders launched an investigation into the stealth amnesty program that led to a 40% increase in the dismissal of deportations last year.
“Homeland Security officials denied it existed
and scrambled to conceal details,
according to new information revealed by the newspaper that originally cracked the story.
“Internal Homeland Security documents obtained under public records laws prove that
agency officials destroyed internal memos of the secretive process and lied to cover up the wrongdoing.”
.
“The courts and the congress have turned their backs on the American people.
The solution to our problems will only occur when we elect a chief executive who will do what has to be done and that is to declare that the Obama administration was criminal and that O was never eligible to be president.
Then announce that all the bills signed by O are not law, that all appointments including judicial were not legal, and close the government until a review of all agencies can be completed to determine what is legal and what is not.
At the same time, bring charges of conspiracy and fraud under Rico against O, the dem party, the unions and the msm.”
2012 can’t get here soon enough! These worthless Bastards giving our country away!
It’s an outlaw government. Gangstas!
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion;
This is getting all the way to third base with "impeachable."
NO cheers, unfortunately.
I wuz gonna post this as a new thread - but it seems to belong here:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7627737.html
The Houston Chronicle has been on this like a pit bull with a ham bone ...
Our government under that feise of pilth has gone rogue.
That’s a very good article and probably worthy of a separate thread, you might consider it.
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