“Protesters: ICE Deports Mothers, Students”

Activists claim that immigration officials are ignoring a Department of Homeland Security directive to prioritize the deportations of undocumented immigrants deemed as dangerous.


… ICE prosecutors have been given discretion on which immigrants to deport as long as they aren’t criminals. However sources familiar with federal prosecutions say because prosecutors advance based on the number of convictions and deportations, there is little incentive for them to drop cases.

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