New DHS Policy To Halt Deportation Proceedings of Some Immigrant is a Welcome Change

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) August 26, 2011 -- DHS Secretary said yesterday that DHS will halt deportation proceedings on a case-by-case basis against undocumented immigrants who are low enforcement priority for ICE and meet certain criteria such as attending school, having family in the military or are primarily responsible for other family members’ care. The move comes after Hispanic and Democrat leaders pressured urged President Obama to help the immigration cause while Congress is gridlocked. DHS will review all ongoing cases and see who meets the new criteria on a case-by-case basis.

“This is a wonderful and surprising move by DHS and very encouraging for people whose only offense was to stay in the country illegally”, said Atlanta immigration attorney Karen Weinstock, “You have to know that the new rules only apply to those people in deportation proceedings without final orders. Right now it does not apply for people that are in the country illegally who are not in proceedings, or people who already completed their deportation proceedings“, added the Atlanta immigration lawyer.
“DHS will have to develop more concrete guidance on how to provide for appropriate prosecutorial discretion because many ICE field offices, including here in Atlanta, do not do it often enough or for worthy causes. It is still unclear how many people will be affected by this move or what the exact factors will be”, explained the Georgia Immigration attorney.

“ICE already issued a few prosecutorial discretion memos recently that are yet to be implemented across the board, so I am still very skeptical about the application of the policy shift. The main beneficiaries of this new guidelines will probably be DREAM Act qualified students (people who were brought here as children and completed college)”, added Karen Weinstock, Atlanta immigration attorney and the managing attorney of the Atlanta Immigration Law Firm Siskind Susser.

“Individuals whose deportation proceedings are closed are not going to be legalized, they will not receive a visa, green card or any new type of legal status. Some may be eligible for a temporary work permit, however, this does not convey legal status in the U.S.”, added the Georgia immigration lawyer Karen Weinstock.

“The move will free up immigration officers and immigration courts to handle cases involving serious criminals, and this is a very welcome move by the Obama administration because the majority of deported individuals these days at least in Georgia are low priority non-criminals that were detained due to minor violations”, concluded the immigration attorney in Atlanta.


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