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New immigration strategy -- Deport yourself!

By: Olivier send a private message
Houston : TX : USA | about 1 year ago  
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    New Immigration Policy -- Deport Yourself!
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    Government reveals new immigration strategy--rather than risk getting ...
New Immigration Policy -- Deport Yourself!

Government reveals new immigration strategy--rather than risk getting caught, turn yourselves in. They are hoping this will dramatically reduce the nation's ballooning population of illegal immigrants.

Scheduled to be unveiled next week, it was announced Sunday by Julie Myers, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in an interview with a Spanish-language television network.

Myers told the network that "Operation Scheduled Departure" will allow illegal immigrants without criminal records a chance to literally "self-deport" by turning themselves in to her agents

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  • News Source: The News & Observer | about 1 year ago
    Charlotte has been chosen as a pilot city for a federal "self-deport" program to encourage fugitive illegal immigrants to turn themselves in. Illegal immigrants who have previously been ordered to leave the country have from Tuesday to Aug. 22 to...
  • News Source: Honolulu Advertiser | about 1 year ago
    Starting next week, a new pilot program will allow illegal immigrants who have ignored deportation orders to turn themselves in without being arrested. In exchange for surrendering, the immigrants will get up to three months to make arrangements for...
  • News Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram | about 1 year ago
    Julie Myers, assistant secretary of Homeland Security who heads Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said her agency is targeting employers that attract illegal workers. "It’s a much different landscape than it was a couple of years ago," she said.
  • News Source: Washington Post | about 1 year ago
    The self-deportation program, called "Operation Scheduled Departure," gives immigrants a chance to avoid the risk of being caught and jailed, have up to 90 days to put their affairs in order and in some cases leave with some family members, said...
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  • Blog Source: mainstreamiowan.blogspot.com
    next week, it was announced Sunday by Julie Myers, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs... Immigration Deport
  • Blog Source: www.americanandproud.net
    New immigration strategy — Deport yourself Agency allows immigrants here illegally to avoid raids... of illegal immigrants. Scheduled to be unveiled next week, it was announced Sunday by Julie Myers, [...]
  • Blog Source: www.thedustininmansociety.com
    by turning selves in New immigration strategy — Deport yourself Rather than risk getting... to be unveiled next week, it was announced Sunday by Julie Myers, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
  • Blog Source: americanhumanity.wordpress.com
    That’s the latest government strategy in its ongoing effort to dramatically reduce the nation’s ballooning population of illegal immigrants. Scheduled to be unveiled next week, it was announced Sunday by Julie Myers, director of US ...
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