The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that it would change the way it handles deportation cases of illegal immigrants to allow those who qualify to apply to stay in the country on a work permit, while prioritizing the cases of convicted criminals.In a memo to a group of senators who support immigration legislation, Secretary of Homeland Security announced that the Department would use “prosecutorial discretion” and review the up to 300,000 deportation cases on the books on a case-by-case basis, so that students or those who served in the armed forces can stay in the country.
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