Immigrants don’t have to prove they
meet DREAM Act criteria to avoid charges, ICE union chief
says
Daily Caller – Matthew Boyle –
7/27/2012
Chris Crane, president
of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, explained at a
press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon how the new selective
immigration law enforcement policy Obama announced during a White House Rose
Garden speech in June is affecting the officers he
represents.
“As we still wait on
detailed guidance from the administration, it’s impossible to understand the
full scope of the administration’s changes, but what we’ve seen so far concerns
us greatly,” Crane, said. “As one example, prosecutorial discretion for DREAMers
is solely based on the individual’s claims. Our orders are: If an alien says
they went to high school, then let them go. If they say they have a GED, then
let them go.”
“Officers have been
told that there is no burden for the alien to prove anything,” he continued.
“Even with the greatly relaxed policies, the alien is not required to prove that
they meet any of the new criteria.”
Under the new orders,
however, illegals can escape federal charges simply by claiming — whether it’s
the truth or not — that they meet the DREAM Act rule’s requirements issued by
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Crane did not specify who has given
his officers these new orders.
The new directive
would contradict Homeland Security’s own words in announcing the policy, which
said that “only those individuals who can prove through verifiable documentation
that they meet these criteria will be eligible for deferred
action.
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