DHS suspends immigration agreements with Arizona in wake of Court ruling
posted at 6:01 pm on June 25, 2012 by AllahpunditThe Obama administration said Monday it is suspending existing agreements with Arizona police over enforcement of federal immigration laws, and said it has issued a directive telling federal authorities to decline many of the calls reporting illegal immigrants that the Homeland Security Department may get from Arizona police.H/T Hot Air
Administration officials, speaking on condition they not be named, told reporters they expect to see an increase in the number of calls they get from Arizona police — but that won’t change President Obama’s decision to limit whom the government actually tries to detain and deport…
Federal officials said they’ll still perform the checks as required by law but will respond only when someone has a felony conviction on his or her record. Absent that, ICE will tell the local police to release the person…
On Monday the administration officials also said they are ending the seven 287(g) task force agreements with Arizona law enforcement officials, which proactively had granted some local police the powers to enforce immigration laws.
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/06/25/dhs-suspends-immigration-agreements-with-arizona-in-wake-of-court-ruling/
No comments:
Post a Comment