But she said anyone in the United States illegally could be deported. The New York man illegally re-entered the United States after he was deported, Elzea said. And in a November 2014 memo, Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson restricted immigration arrests mainly to criminals and those who recently crossed the U.S. border, and immigration arrests plunged. Since the election, Trump and his officials have sent conflicting signals on how much he would intensify immigration enforcement. On the campaign trail, Trump said anyone in the United States illegally could be deported.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2017 22:07 UTC