NYT Editorial: New Obama Administration Announces Immigration Policy for Smarter Enforcement

New York Times
Editorial

The Obama administration on Friday announced a policy change that — if it works — should lead to smarter enforcement of the immigration laws, with greater effort spent on deporting dangerous felons and less on minor offenders who pose no threat.

The new policy places stricter conditions on when Immigration and Customs Enforcement sends requests, known as detainers, to local law-enforcement agencies asking them to hold suspected immigration violators in jail until the government can pick them up. Detainers will be issued for serious offenders — those who have been convicted or charged with a felony, who have three or more misdemeanor convictions, or have one conviction or charge for misdemeanor crimes like sexual abuse, drunken driving, weapons possession or drug trafficking. Those who illegally re-entered the country after having been deported or posing a national-security threat would also be detained. But there would be no detainers for those with no convictions or records of only petty offenses like traffic violations.

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One thought on “NYT Editorial: New Obama Administration Announces Immigration Policy for Smarter Enforcement

  1. Loathsome Comrade ObaMao and his collection of socialist vermin have decided that this corrupt regime won’t deport most criminal invaders until they’ve had as many chances as possible to victimize you and your families…..

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