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Prosecutorial Discretion Appears to Be Working

December 21, 2012 by Matthew

The Immigration Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) released its year end removal numbers.  There were 409,849 people who were deported.  According to the ICE press release, “approximately 55 percent, or 225,390 of the people removed, were convicted of felonies or misdemeanors – almost double the removal of criminals in FY 2008.val numbers for fiscal year 2012.”  A lot of Republicans have criticized President Obama’s program for providing deferred action for DREAMers and other efforts at exercising prosecutorial discretion in enforcing immigration laws because they view him as not enforcing the immigration laws.  However, what President Obama is doing is prioritizing the limited resources of the ICE.  As a result of this prioritization, the Obama administration has deported double the number of non-citizens with criminal history from 2008.   Based upon these statistics, it would seem that President Obama’s plan is working.  By exercising prosecutorial discretion in non-priority cases, the ICE is able to focus on priority cases involving immigrants with criminal history.

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  1. Karen says

    December 27, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    I have a huge problem with the way ICE has been handling removal proceedings. My husband is a permanent resident who is also a recovering addict. He has been clean and sober for 8 years. He got clean as a result of a plea agreement he made 8 years ago which sent him to drug rehab. Now, after being clean for 8 years, working, paying taxes and a mortgage, and no further interaction with the criminal justice system, ICE picked him up and has ordered him deported. There is no discretion, it is an aggravated felony and the court doesn’t care that he is a good person who made a mistake. As a US citizen, I have lost all faith in our government.

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