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About “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA).

About prosecutorial discretion and immigrant workers.

About support for applying prosecutorial discretion to the cases of the “Southern 32” — for applying policies outlined in ICE’s “Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs” memo of June 17, 2011 (PDF).


ADVOCACY RESOURCE
Self-Help Guide for a Prosecutorial Discretion Request

Guía de auto-ayuda para una petición de discreción fiscal

Letter from DHS secretary Janet Napolitano regarding
new prosecutorial discretion policy (PDF)

"Together with [DOJ], we have initiated an interagency working group to execute a case-by-case review of all individuals currently in removal proceedings to ensure that they constitute our highest priorities. The working group will also initiate a case-by-case review to ensure that new cases placed in removal proceedings similarly meet such priorities. In addition, the working group will issue guidance on how to provide for appropriate discretionary consideration to be given to compelling cases involving a final order of removal." (Aug., 18, 2011)

Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens (PDF)

This memo was released in conjunction with an announcement from ICE (PDF) about "improvements" to the "Secure Communities" program. (John Morton, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, June 17, 2011).

Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs (PDF)

This memo was released in conjunction with an announcement from ICE (PDF) about "improvements" to the "Secure Communities" program. (John Morton, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, June 17, 2011)