ICE Arrests Green Card Applicants In Lawrence, Signaling Shift In Priorities

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Federal immigration officers arrested five people in Lawrence on Wednesday when they showed up for scheduled appointments at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office.

WBUR has confirmed that at least three of those arrested were beginning the process to become legal permanent residents. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says the agency had orders to detain each of the five individuals for deportation.

'They're In A Sort Of Catch-22'

Brian Doyle, the attorney for one of the three people who were seeking green cards before they were arrested, says he knew there was a chance his client would be taken into custody at the appointment.

His client, a Brazilian national who had been ordered deported before she married a U.S. citizen, understood the risks as well, but ultimately decided that she wanted to keep the appointment and begin the green card process.

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http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/03/30/green-card-ice-arrests-lawrence

[still_one]

1. What has the USA become in the last three months?

[Initech]

4. What has it become in the last two years?

This is not the country I grew up with.

[geek tragedy]

2. jackbooted thugs nt

[atreides1]

3. Easy pickings!!!

What is ICE going to do, when they have to actually arrest criminals, like MS-13?

[maveric]

5. I'm assuming this is Lawrence MA?

My old hometown.