Monday, December 28, 2009

Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy

Another controversial enforcement policy, enacted during the last administration, has been overturned by the Obama administration. - - Donna Poisl

New America Now, News Analysis, Edward Alden

The Obama administration quietly announced last week that it would overturn one of the harsh immigration enforcement measures enacted by the Bush administration following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Beginning next month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said, those who arrive in the United States fleeing torture or persecution abroad will no longer automatically be welcomed with handcuffs and months in a jail cell. Instead, many of those seeking protection will again be permitted to live freely in the country while their applications for permanent asylum are considered by an immigration judge.
Click on the headline to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.

No comments: