Crackdown: 200 Illegal Immigrants to Be Prosecuted for Crossing the Border
Those coming into the U.S. without permission have been getting a pass for the first offense, but now that's changing
Updated 07 Nov 2017 at 6:28 AM
In another sign there’s a new sheriff in town, President Donald Trump’s administration handed over more than 200 first-time border crossers caught in a single area of Arizona for criminal prosecution, according to Customs and Border Protection figures.
A significant increase in prosecutions of first-time offenders would represent a dramatic break from recent policy, which essentially gave a free pass to illegal immigrants who had no prior criminal record or history with immigration authorities. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in April pushed U.S. attorneys’ offices to take a harder line on first-time offenders.
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