DHS Sec Kelly Reaffirms DACA Amnesty; Durbin Pleased
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Roll Call
March 29, 2017
Kelly: Homeland Isn't Targeting Law-Abiding ‘Dreamers’
“By definition, they’re no longer DACA if they have a violation”
The Homeland Security Department is not seeking to deport undocumented young people enrolled in an Obama administration program who have not violated the terms of their protected status, Secretary John F. Kelly told Senate Democrats on Wednesday.
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“By definition, they’re no longer DACA if they have a violation,” Kelly told reporters after the meeting. “The DACA status is a commitment not only by the government towards the so-called Dreamer, but by that person to obey the law, and some of them don’t. We have not picked up — I don’t care what you read or people say — we have not in my time picked up someone who was covered by DACA.” -
But Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., said the meeting was “very positive.”
“There was some clarity that came out of it in terms of the standards that are being used at Homeland Security, and some reassurances,” he said.
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