White House Changes Deportation Policy

In a significant shift in immigration policy, the Obama administration announced on Thursday, Aug. 18, a plan to focus immigration enforcement on illegal immigrants who are convicted criminals, or are otherwise threats to public safety, or national security.
White House Changes Deportation Policy
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/121359230.jpg" alt="US President Barack Obama shakes hands as he arrives at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on August 18. Obama administration said Thursday it would postpone the deportation of illegal immigrants without criminal records and allow them to apply for work permits as it reviews over 300,000 cases. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)" title="US President Barack Obama shakes hands as he arrives at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on August 18. Obama administration said Thursday it would postpone the deportation of illegal immigrants without criminal records and allow them to apply for work permits as it reviews over 300,000 cases. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1799040"/></a>
US President Barack Obama shakes hands as he arrives at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on August 18. Obama administration said Thursday it would postpone the deportation of illegal immigrants without criminal records and allow them to apply for work permits as it reviews over 300,000 cases. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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