The U.S. government is studying the possibility of limiting the number of deportations (which in 2014 broke a historic record) of illegal immigrants without a serious criminal history, revealed American media on Tuesday, April 22.
A part of the internal revision process of immigration policies ordered by President Obama, the measure might benefit thousands of immigrants who will not be deported due to minor infractions, entering the country after being deported or not appearing before a migration court when required.
According to a report by The Associated Press, quoted by The Huffington Post, John Sandweg, who was the interim director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) until February, said that he promoted this change before leaving his position, and that the idea is being evaluated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson.
With a historic record of almost 2 million deportations under his administration, President Obama recently ordered a revision of the migration policies in an attempt to reduce the separation of families in the country.
However, if the measure is approved, the pressure against Obama to intervene in the approval of an immigration reform in the US would continue for the rest of the year, while the project is suspended in the House of Representatives.
Last June, the Senate approved a new law initiative for an integral immigration reform; however, republicans, the dominant majority in the House, rejected the proposal and proposed the discussion of a reform "in parts", which caused the immigration debate to dilute among Representatives until further notice.