Homeland Security chief: Deporting 'Dreamers' not top priorityDeporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do not pass a program to protect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief said in an interview aired on Tuesday.
Kirstjen Nielsen, speaking ahead of a congressional hearing, told CBS News that as long as so-called Dreamers have registered with federal authorities they will not be a top target even after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“It’s not going to be a priority of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement,†she said. “If you are a DACA that’s compliant with your registration - meaning you haven’t committed a crime and you in fact are registered - you are not a priority of enforcement for ICE should the program end.†.......
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