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June 7, 2012

Deportations Continue Despite Review of Immigrants with Family Ties 
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New data shows the Obama administration is continuing to deport massive
numbers of immigrants despite a review aimed at halting deportations for
those with no criminal records and family ties to the United States. Top
officials had previously promised to close backlogged deportation cases
for immigrants with strong family connections. But out of hundreds of
thousands of deportation cases, fewer than 2 percent have been closed so
far. The Department of Homeland Security says it had identified more
than 20,000 immigrants facing deportation who were eligible to have
their cases closed, but that many cases have been stalled by the need
for background checks. Immigration advocates say families are still
being unjustifiably separated.

 

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