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Originally Posted by goofyballer
Thanks.
From the first article:
"The public outcry over the
lengthy detentions and deportations of women, children and people with minor offenses led President Obama in his second term to prioritize convicted criminals for deportation...."
"David Marin, ICE’s field director in the Los Angeles area, said in a conference call with reporters Friday that 75 percent of the approximately 160 people detained in the operation this week had felony convictions; the rest had misdemeanors or were in the United States illegally."
This is messy and Obama wasn't sure what to do either.
Sounds very focused on felons. Also, there doesn't appear to be any record of non-felons being deported. They may be picked up and later released still - maybe.
I would also like to know what happens to the woman in your previous article - the woman with a felony conviction for identity fraud, where it was purely to get a fake social security card so that she could work. I suspect that if she is released, that will be swept under the rug, but either way, I'd like to know.
Haven't read your second article yet.