ARRESTED IN AMERICA
were born in the U.S. In 2011, the
Obama administration released
a memo urging federal officers
to avoid detaining and deporting
otherwise law-abiding undocumented immigrants, especially
young people and parents of children who are U.S. citizens.
This directive was reaffirmed
recently by the newly confirmed
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh
Johnson, who said in a Dec. 12 letter, “in my view, immigration enforcement must be focused first
on those who pose a threat to our
national security, public safety and
the integrity of our borders,” rather than “low-priority” individuals
who generally obey the l