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Whistleblower: Top ICE Attoreny Files Suit; Obama Halts Deportations For Identity Theft Felons
Birther Report
11/12/2014
Excerpt:
Illegal immigrants with 'old' DUI, ID theft charges spared deportation: lawsuit
November 11, 2014
Stephen Dinan
Posted on Birther Report with permission from The Washington Times
The Obama administration told federal immigration lawyers to release illegal immigrants with "old" drunken-driving convictions and those found guilty of stealing other people's identities, according to a lawsuit filed by one of the lawyers at the center of the operation.
Patricia M. Vroom, a top attorney for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Arizona, filed a 67-page discrimination complaint that details repeated battles with agency higher-ups who told her to close cases and not deport people whom President Obama deemed low-priority.
Federal officials were particularly dismissive of identity theft convictions from Arizona, arguing that the state's laws were too strict and stealing an ID to get a job wasn't a serious enough offense to get kicked out of the country.
"This was a very significant development, as generally, criminal aliens, particularly convicted felons, are, under the [prosecutorial discretion] memos, 'priority' cases that should be aggressively pursued," Ms. Vroom said in her complaint.
But she said her superiors deemed the identity theft felons low-level offenders "since the typical alien defendant convicted under these provisions of Arizona criminal law had simply been using a fake I.D. to get and keep employment."
Homeland Security officials said the department, of which ICE is a part, was looking over the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona.
"We are reviewing the allegations in the complaint, which largely refer to events from 2012 and 2013 concerning workplace environment and various personnel decisions taken by key officials, some of whom have since left the department," spokeswoman Marsha Catron said.
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View the complete Birther Report presentation at:
http://www.birtherreport.com/2014/11...eny-files.html
Birther Report
11/12/2014
Excerpt:
Illegal immigrants with 'old' DUI, ID theft charges spared deportation: lawsuit
November 11, 2014
Stephen Dinan
Posted on Birther Report with permission from The Washington Times
The Obama administration told federal immigration lawyers to release illegal immigrants with "old" drunken-driving convictions and those found guilty of stealing other people's identities, according to a lawsuit filed by one of the lawyers at the center of the operation.
Patricia M. Vroom, a top attorney for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Arizona, filed a 67-page discrimination complaint that details repeated battles with agency higher-ups who told her to close cases and not deport people whom President Obama deemed low-priority.
Federal officials were particularly dismissive of identity theft convictions from Arizona, arguing that the state's laws were too strict and stealing an ID to get a job wasn't a serious enough offense to get kicked out of the country.
"This was a very significant development, as generally, criminal aliens, particularly convicted felons, are, under the [prosecutorial discretion] memos, 'priority' cases that should be aggressively pursued," Ms. Vroom said in her complaint.
But she said her superiors deemed the identity theft felons low-level offenders "since the typical alien defendant convicted under these provisions of Arizona criminal law had simply been using a fake I.D. to get and keep employment."
Homeland Security officials said the department, of which ICE is a part, was looking over the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona.
"We are reviewing the allegations in the complaint, which largely refer to events from 2012 and 2013 concerning workplace environment and various personnel decisions taken by key officials, some of whom have since left the department," spokeswoman Marsha Catron said.
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View the complete Birther Report presentation at:
http://www.birtherreport.com/2014/11...eny-files.html