A Ray of Hope for a More Humane Deportation Policy?
A Ray of Hope for a More Humane Deportation Policy?
At COA’s May 7 Annual Washington Conference, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson explained the Obama administration’s undergoing review of its deportation policy.
President Obama likely won’t be able to push an immigration bill through Congress this year, but his administration is moving forward with a review of how deportation policy can be handled more humanely.
For months, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has met with a range of groups concerned with immigration policy, including labor unions and civil rights organizations. He's continuing that today, meeting with several groups, including one led by young immigrants and others that oppose legalizing unauthorized immigrants, to hear their proposals about deportation policies.
The goal: map out the range of executive action the president can take on immigration.
Johnson spoke about the review during on Wednesday at the U.S. Department of State headquarters in Washington, D.C.
“It’s basically assessing, do we have it right?” he told the audience attending an event hosted by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. “Could we be implementing the rule of policy in a more effective way to get at the stated priorities of those who are threats to national security, border security and public safety?”....
