Thursday, November 17, 2011

New York Times Article on Implementation of Morton Memo

Today's New York Times contains an article on plans by DHS to actually implement the Morton Memorandum from June.  DHS would focus on deporting non-citizens with criminal records and would elect not to proceed against non-citizens with no criminal history, longstanding ties, etc.  This would be a welcome change.  To date, we have seen little or no exercise of the type of discretion contemplated by the memo.  The article is here.

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