Federal Agency Cancels Some Deportations
by The Federalist Society
Posted August 27, 2010, 12:55 PM
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials have announced that they will stop the deportations of thousands of detained immigrants, reports The New York Times. The new policy, officials say, would help ease backlogs in immigration courts and is part of a new strategy to prioritize detaining and deporting immigrants who are convicted of crimes or who pose a threat to U.S. national security.