Homeland Security chief: Deporting 'Dreamers' not top priority

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Source: Reuters

#POLITICS JANUARY 16, 2018 / 9:25 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Homeland Security chief: Deporting 'Dreamers' not top priority

Reuters Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do not pass a program to protect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief said in an interview aired on Tuesday.

Kirstjen Nielsen, speaking ahead of a congressional hearing, told CBS News that as long as so-called Dreamers have registered with federal authorities they will not be a top target even after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

“It’s not going to be a priority of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” she said. “If you are a DACA that’s compliant with your registration - meaning you haven’t committed a crime and you in fact are registered - you are not a priority of enforcement for ICE should the program end.”

Although federal officials have said they will not target Dreamers, Trump has significantly expanded the categories of people who can be prioritized for deportation and immigrant advocates say DACA recipients who lose their status are at risk.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-senate-nielsen/homeland-security-chief-deporting-dreamers-not-top-priority-idUSKBN1F51RC

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Okay folks, does anyone here believe a word she is saying?

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. But It Is A Strong Second.

[Phoenix61]

2. Nope, not a single one

They said they were going to focus on criminals but that's not what is happening. Liars, every single one of them.

[SHRED]

3. Another liar