The following story appeared in FAIR’s June 12 Legislative Update. To subscribe to FAIR’s Legislative Update click here.
In the latest phase of the Obama Administration’s backdoor amnesty scheme, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys last week began reviewing more than 18,000 pending deportation cases in San Francisco, California. (San Jose Mercury News, June 5, 2012)
Under the review, the Administration will administratively close — or otherwise ignore — any pending or incoming immigration case it does not deem a priority for immigration enforcement. (See Letter from DHS Secretary Napolitano to Harry Reid, Aug. 18, 2012)
Thus far, ICE has reviewed over 288,000 cases pending removal. Of those reviewed, ICE plans to administratively close 20,648. Over 4,300 of these cases have already been processed and the remaining will be closed pending background checks. (See case-by-case review statistics here, June 8, 2012; see also New York Times, June 6, 2012) The Administration had offered an additional 3,998 illegal and criminal aliens prosecutorial discretion, but they declined the offer. Nonetheless, the Administration has gone on to grant a majority of them work authorization. (Id.)
The number of illegal and criminal aliens granted administrative amnesty as a result of the review has almost tripled in the last few months. As of March 5, ICE had administratively closed or dismissed roughly 1,600 cases and had deemed an additional 11,000 eligible for closure. (See ICE email, Mar. 9, 2012)
The latest ICE statistics also reveal that the agency has reviewed approximately 111,000 incoming cases for prosecutorial discretion. It claims, however, that it is still determining the number of cases actually closed. (See case-by-case review statistics, June 8, 2012)
ICE has already reviewed pending deportation cases in New York, Detroit, Seattle, New Orleans, Orlando, Baltimore, and Denver. (FAIR Legislative Update, Apr. 2, 2012) It expects to complete the review of San Francisco’s pending cases by June 15, 2012, and then moves to the Los Angeles docket in July. (San Jose Mercury News, June 5, 2012; Huffington Post, Mar. 30, 2012)
WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY……we have laws, we have congress, we have senate & don’t for get our dear judges, thay all turneds their backs on AMERICA….WE HAVE A MAN IN THE W.H….do you know him, do we know anything about him (beside the lies) we know nothing, but he passes bills on illegals 800,000 of them, what happens when AMERICAN CITIZENS getting out of school, who get the chance to get a job, illegals, who gets in
LINE 1ST. ILLEGALS.. who takes care of all illegals$$$$$$, we do. in this is what we get for letting obama get away with what ever he wants…………….THIS IS PAYBACK FROM OBAMA.
YEP, OUR TAXES ARE PAYING FOR ILLEGALS, WHAT DOES THE CITIZENS GET ”NOTHING BUT THE BILL.
someone, somehow has to do something, can’t go to the government as congress & senate do nothing…i would like to find a way to put our taxes in a fund so government can’t touch it tell we get a lot of answers, like who is obama, where did he come from, where are his records, you know the little things (little things is a joke) obama is running our government yet ”WE THE PEOPLE” KNOW NOT ONE THING OF WHO IS THIS MAN, ILLEGALS are taken over and we are paying, FOR WHAT? when this is over if its ever over, there are going to be a long line with a lot of congress, senate, judges, just waiting to get a bed in jail….i have had it.
What I find amazing is the lightening speed at which all the reviewing and background checking is happening. We supposedly don’t have enough money and manpower to secure our boarders, let alone anything else, but we seem to have enough money and manpower to “process” the paperwork for the illegals to remain in this country. There rarely is money to assist legal Americans, but there is ALWAYS money to spend on the illegals – whether it be housing, food, medical services, phones, legal assistance, etc. – you know the list. The middle class needs to collectively stop paying their taxes. That should catch somone’s attention. Where do you think our government will get its spending money then? From the rich? The corporations? Will the illegals step up to the plate now that its empty? Will the people on welfare finally get out and get a job? Our tax money is the middle class’s voice. Think aobut it.
Isn’t that the same as profiling? don’t you have to check id to find out who is eligible?
Whats so stupid is the dependence upon the databases of felony convictions or prior arrests, that are used to determine some of these eligibility for guest worker, or dropping of immigration charges. Number one, is the number of cities for over the past 40 years that do not feed into anyone federal database or fingerprint computer, where misdemeanor arrests, drivers license, identity theft etc , no insurance for accidents etc are reported to the feds.
Then there are Juvenile arrests, gang membershiip and a host of other laws that States have enacted that mean many felony and misdemeanor arrests of Juveniles are not even sent in, or open to Federal background checks or Immigration databases. “Children” under 18 who committ crimes au nauseum, knowing the law means their records and actions are free from distribution or punishment, until they turn 18. GANGS Membership alone, that keeps locals from keeping criminal records on members, who are involved in adult felony crimes, and have been used by adults for drivebys shootings, drugs and millions of other crimes, since the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of the late 70′s. So, tell me Homeland Security and any administration that is diluting and changing the past numbers, intent and work done on the LAST IMMIGRATION REFORM of the 80′s, just how are you determining who should stay and who should go, if you don’t have a 50 State, acurate database, of all Juveniles, false Identities, misdemeanor and felony arrests, not just convictions? Americans shouldn’t trust this word “vetting” or “background check” or “lawyers” reviewing. I doubt there is anyone advising or hired by this administration, that knows any of the mechanisms and problems with the Federal system and databases used by Immigration Lawyers, aside from the obvious birth, family and banking allowances that have changed since the last “reform”. But when you think of computers or background checks, think “ridiculous” to think they are accurate, complete or comprehensive. Better and bigger than the past, but soooo inadequate to the lives and crime and false identification and laws, that prevent local and states from contributing to any Federal Database.
You are right on the mark Leslie. The hit and run car accidents. The ones that rob legal citizens are not counted on police data. If they break one law, they could care less about any other law.