New Obama Directive Bypasses Tea Party – Allows Immigration Agents To Keep Families Intact
It seems to me that the easiest way to obtain citizenship for unlawful residents would be for President Obama to use reverse psychology and announce he is ordering every last undocumented man, woman, and child sent to Guantanamo. Since Republicans reflexively resist any policy the president suggests, the Tea Party would not only become amnesty converts, they would probably send every household a “Welcome to America” gift basket.
Alas, the Obama administration has decided on another route. Friday afternoon, the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a new directive aimed at keeping undocumented families together. Agents will now make it their priority to keep kids out of the foster system, when their parents or caregivers are detained or deported.
The new policy, called “The Parental Interests Directive”, instructs agents to find alternatives to detention when the parents of minor children are involved. It also requires the agency keep parents who are detained close to home, where families can visit. And if parents are deported, it allows them to return to attend family court and custody hearings.
Pro-immigration reform groups hailed the new policy directive.
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