“The recommendations come after a review of 11,682 pending cases involving undocumented immigrants not jailed by federal authorities as part of an Obama administration pledge to focus deportation efforts on criminal undocumented immigrants and those who pose a national security or public safety threat.
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“The Obama administration announced in August that roughly 300,000 pending deportation cases would be reviewed and non-criminals and those undocumented immigrants who don’t pose a public safety or national security threat were likely to have their cases put on hold indefinitely. In June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton issued a memo outlining when authorities could use discretion in deciding which undocumented immigrants to arrest and put into deportation proceedings.”
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