DHS Shifts Funds from Defending Illegals to New Office to Help Their VICTIMS

[Right_in_Virginia]

DHS Shifts Funds from Defending Illegals to New Office to Help Their VICTIMS
CNS News, Feb 21, 2017,

On Tuesday, DHS Sec. Kelly issued an immigration memo shifting the U.S. government’s efforts and resources away from defending illegal aliens to helping their victims.

The memo creates the “Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement” (VOICE) office, which will act as “liaison between ICE and the known victims of crimes committed by removable aliens.”

VOICE will address victims’ concerns and provide information regarding the enforcement actions and immigration status of the perpetrator.

D. Establishing the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office

“Criminal aliens routinely victimize Americans and other legal residents. Often, these victims are not provided adequate information about the offender, the offender's immigration status, or any enforcement action taken by ICE against the offender. Efforts by ICE to engage these victims have been hampered by prior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy extending certain Privacy Act protections to persons other than U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, leaving victims feeling marginalized and without a voice.

Accordingly, I am establishing the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office within the Office of the Director of ICE, which will create a programmatic liaison between ICE and the known victims of crimes committed by removable aliens. The liaison will facilitate engagement with the victims and their families to ensure, to the extent permitted by law, that they are provided information about the offender, including the offender's immigration status and custody status, and that their questions and concerns regarding immigration enforcement efforts are addressed.”

The memo also reallocates “any and all resources” currently used to advocate for illegal aliens and terminates “outreach and advocacy services” provided to them:

“To that end, I direct the Director of ICE to immediately reallocate any and all resources that are currently used to advocate on behalf of illegal aliens (except as necessary to comply with a judicial order) to the new VOICE Office, and to immediately terminate the provision of such outreach or advocacy services to illegal aliens.”

Read more:  http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/dhs-shifts-funds-defending-illegals-new-office-help-their-victims

[EC]

Priorities. I likes them.

And this. I like this. Very much indeed.

[Wingnut]

This is top notch!.  Long over due too

[mystery-ak]

Trump Administration Strips Funding For Illegal Aliens, Reallocates Money to Victims of Their Crimes
Katie Pavlich

Posted: Feb 21, 2017 2:46 PM

Speaking from the White House briefing room Tuesday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced the development of a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement office focused on helping victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens. The office will also assist family members of victims and is part of President Trump's recent executive action to bolster enforcement of immigration laws already on the books.

more
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/02/21/white-house-announces-new-office-for-victims-of-crimes-committed-by-illegal-immigrants-n2288762

[Bigun]

Excellent move!

[TomSea]

Have to like that.

[EC]

Crosslink: http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,250549.0.html

[XenaLee]

I love this new change to the immigration enforcement policy...

Another change: Once people reach the credible fear point, instead of waiting for their full hearings on asylum in the US, the new guidance makes use of a law that allows non-Mexican migrants to be sent to Mexico to wait, provided they arrived through Mexico. The change could send potentially tens of thousands of non-Mexican migrants back over the border, and would largely apply to Central Americans who flee violence, gangs and drug cartels to seek refuge in the US.

DHS will also explore a video conference system to potentially keep these individuals in Mexico even for their court hearing, which could be conducted remotely.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/politics/dhs-immigration-guidance-detentions/index.html