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August 18, 2011 Durbin Lauds Obama Administration Announcement on Dream Act Deportati

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Today, in a letter to Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 21 other Senators, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the Administration has established a new process for handling the deportation cases of DREAM Act students and other sympathetic individuals. If fully implemented, the new process should stop virtually all DREAM Act deportations.
“The Obama Administration has made the right decision in changing the way they handle deportations of DREAM Act students,” Durbin said. “These students are the future doctors, lawyers, teachers and, maybe, Senators, who will make America stronger. We need to be doing all we can to keep these talented, dedicated, American students here, not wasting increasingly precious resources sending them away to countries they barely remember. The Administration’s new process is a fair and just way to deal with an important group of immigrant students and I will closely monitor DHS to ensure it is fully implemented.”
On April 21, 2010, Senator Durbin and Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) asked DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to suspend the deportations of DREAM Act students.
http://durbin.senate.gov/public/inde...2-7b4c4ea48d2b

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How the New Process will Work:
Under the new process, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) working group will develop specific criteria to identify low-priority removal cases that should be considered for prosecutorial discretion. These criteria will be based on “positive factors” from the Morton Memo, which include individuals present in the U.S. since childhood (like DREAM Act students), minors, the elderly, pregnant and nursing women, victims of serious crimes, veterans and members of the armed services, and individuals with serious disabilities or health problems. The working group will develop a process for reviewing cases pending before immigration and federal courts that meet these specific criteria.

On a regular basis, ICE attorneys will individually review every case scheduled for a hearing within the next 1-2 months to identify those cases that meet these specific criteria. These cases will be closed except in extraordinary circumstances, in which case the reviewing attorney must receive the approval of a supervisor to move forward. DHS will also begin reviewing all 300,000 pending cases to identify those that meet these specific criteria. These cases will be closed except in extraordinary circumstances, in which case the reviewing attorney must receive the approval of a supervisor to move forward. Individuals whose cases are closed will be able to apply for certain immigration benefits, including work authorization. All applications for benefits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
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The question that is then raised in another thread: Do we need to be in deportation proceedings in order to obtain the work permit????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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The question that is then raised in another thread: Do we need to be in deportation proceedings in order to obtain the work permit????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
this is the million dollar question !!!! does Durbin know???
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This letter was sent out back in April. How is this relevant to the recent developments?
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Ignore my previous post. I saw this on another thread -


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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Thursday it will indefinitely delay deporting many illegal immigrants who don't have criminal records and will offer them a chance to apply for a work permit. The government will focus on sending back convicted criminals and those who might be a national security or public safety threat.

The policy change will mean a case-by-case review of approximately 300,000 illegal immigrants facing possible deportation in federal immigration courts, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...#ixzz1VPcJmKDW
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OH MY GOD

Someone pinch me pleaseeeee!!!!!!!!!!

AM I DREAMING?????
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OH MY GOD

Someone pinch me pleaseeeee!!!!!!!!!!

AM I DREAMING?????
OK.

*pinches*

You're awake bitch!
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all i need is a military announcement and im set
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This must be stickied!!!!!!!!!

BEST FUCKING THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Relax, so what are we supposed to do now.....turn ourselves inn to ICE?
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