U.S. Mulls Curbing Deportations

AP ^ | April 21, 2014 | Erica Werner

[lbryce]

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is weighing limiting deportations of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who don't have serious criminal records, according to two people with knowledge of his deliberations.

The change, if adopted following an ongoing review ordered by President Barack Obama, could shield tens of thousands of immigrants now removed each year solely because they committed repeat immigration violations, such as re-entering the country illegally after been deported, failing to comply with a deportation order or missing an immigration court date.

However, it would fall short of the sweeping changes sought by activists. They want Obama to expand a two-year-old program that grants work permits to certain immigrants brought here illegally as children to include other groups, such as the parents of any children born in the U.S.

[lbryce]

For those living in the US illegally the Administration is mulling limiting deportations If you don't have a serious criminal record. Any illegal alien allowed to remain in the US is allowed to remain in the US and not deported is instantly enshrined as a life-long Democrat. For that alone I am against any such consideration. But for people like Obama there is a dilemma because as an illegal alien, he does have a very serious criminal record and so would be on the list of those who must be considered for deportation, but that's just aa little game I play with myself believing that Obama will get deported simply because the very thought of it sends chills of excitement up and down my spine for a few minutes anyway. My question is, is living in hte US illegally constitute having committed a crime?

[pfflier]

The Justice Department is broadening the criteria it will use in evaluating clemency petitions from certain federal prisoners

For those living in the US illegally the Administration is mulling limiting deportations

Looks the a new dimocrat voter registration drive has begun.

[Theoria]

'ommitted repeat immigration violations, such as re-entering the country illegally after been deported, failing to comply with a deportation order or missing an immigration court date. '

Heh. Is that all. Rule of law. Lol.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Does living in the US illegally constitute a crime?

Depends on the preponderance of political leanings of the judiciary.

Just imagine... 2 and a half centuries ago, the idea was that a judiciary could largely follow the law impartially. Who believes that here, now?

[GeronL]

Our government is criminal from top to bottom

[ScottinVA]

So, in other words, there’s no such offense as “illegal immigration.”

What pisses me off on this subject is we have no one to turn to on this... the GOP is all-in as well.

America is fast-tracking itself to oblivion.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

What's next?

Headline: Obama Administration and Business Groups Eye Deporting Citizens

[Blood of Tyrants]

The title should read, “Homeland Security Seeks to Ignore US Laws and Allow Illegal Alien Felons to Stay”

[Regulator]

The Top Law Enforcement Officers of the United States of America (ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!)

Feel Safe Now?

[tumblindice]

Witness the de facto executive order by our lawless foreign president.

[molson209]

There is a Color theme here

[Regulator]

Yeah!

I was thinking that...wonder what it is?!

Lemme see now...hmmm...

[Williams]

Living in the United States LEGALLY is a crime. That’s the Obama view. How dare you narrow minded bigoted citizens discriminate against the poor illegal immigrants?

[River Hawk]

The U.S. already deports fewer than 1% of illegal aliens! This would reduce it to almost nothing.

[M-cubed]

Headline: Obama Administration and Business Groups Eye Deporting Citizens <<<

To Mexico