Two officials familiar with the plans told Reuters the documents have been approved by secretary of homeland security John Kelly, but are under final review by the White House. One memo instructs ICE agents to ignore Obama’s memos on immigration priorities that targeted only recent arrivals and convicted criminal migrants for deportation. The guidance does leave in place Obama’s 2012 executive action that protected 750,000 people brought to the United States illegally by their parents. The fate of the policy, known as DACA, has been hotly debated within the White House, according to officials familiar with the discussions. It is not known whether the White House may alter the guidance.

Source: Mint February 19, 2017 04:22 UTC