Posted on 11/21/2014 12:34:10 PM PST by Rusty0604
The Department of Homeland Security has just released new "Policies for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants." Designed to fill in the details after President Obama's announcement that at least four million currently illegal immigrants will be given work permits, Social Security numbers, and protection from deportation, the DHS guidelines are instructions for the nation's immigration and border security officers as they administer the president's directive.
The new priorities are striking. On the tough side, the president wants U.S. immigration authorities to go after terrorists, felons, and new illegal border crossers. On the not-so-tough side, the administration views convicted drunk drivers, sex abusers, drug dealers, and gun offenders as second-level enforcement priorities. An illegal immigrant could spend up to a year in prison for a violent crime and still not be a top removal priority for the Obama administration.
Priority Two also includes "aliens convicted of three or more misdemeanor offenses, other than minor traffic offenses or state or local offenses for which an essential element was the alien's immigration status." But there's an important footnote to that. The three offenses must arise out of three separate incidents. If an illegal immigrant committed a single act that resulted in multiple misdemeanor charges, it would count as one charge for DHS counting purposes.
In the memo, DHS chief Jeh Johnson says his department must develop "smart enforcement priorities" to exercise "prosecutorial discretion" in order to best use his agency's limited resources.
The guidelines say Priority Two aliens "should" be removed -- not "must," as with Priority One -- unless they qualify for asylum or there are "factors" indicating the alien is not a threat. It's a significantly lower standard than Priority One.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
New DHS immigration rules: Drunk drivers, sex abusers, drug dealers, gun offenders not top deportation
Well DUH! A vote is a vote is a vote!
“gun offenders”
they only save that for the lily white americans.
In the meantime, U.S. citizens are not allowed to enter Canada even for a short visit if they have any of these things on their records.
I’m sure the now and future victims of Mexican felons are happy about our “new” rules.
I'm okay with that.
Illegal entry is a crime. The first offense is a misdemeanor, and subsequent entries are felonies.
I saw a report that Mexico is charging $28 to enter if you are going to stay more than 7 days.
well.. that’s good news
/sarc
Most of the people allowed in this summer just crossed over and claimed asylum so that wasn’t counted as illegal entry.
It only becomes a problem if/when a drunk crimalien takes out the kids of a democrat senator.
Even then, they’d probably chalk it up as ‘taking one for the team’.
I wonder how an illegal proves they’ve been here illegally 5 years or more.
Do they show them the shadow they’ve been living in next to a date newspaper?
Drunk drivers, sex abusers, drug dealers, gun offenders sound like Obummer’s kind of people.
ping for DHS “enforcement” policies
Big deal. You deport them and they’ll be back a week later. Lets start vigilianteism instead and make sure they can’t repeat offenses.
Any victim of an illegal immigrant criminal needs to sue the DHS,DOJ and Obama to hold them acountable. Go big. Be bold.
now let's all celebrate their raping, thieving, drunken culture
How did we end up with leadership openly devoted to the utter destruction of our homeland?
An illegal immigrant could spend up to a year in prison for a violent crime and still not be a top removal priority for the Obama administration.
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I am a REAL immigrant...
BEFORE I ever came here I swore an oath and signed a document to agree that if I ever committed a felony I WOULD be deported..
for a misdemeanor I COULD be deported..
That agreement/contract between me and the US government has never been recindered..
PING
I’m ill......
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