‘ICE merciless on lawbreakers’

From the Salt Lake Tribune.  The writer details two cases.  The first is of Saad Mahmood Abdulaziz, a permanent resident who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor based on his attorney’s advice.  But because the charge involved domestic violence, Abdulaziz can be deported.

The second case is of Samuel Jonathan Schultz, who was adopted as a child from India but never received citizenship. 

Abdulaziz came here under political asylum. Schwartz came here as a child. Yet both could be sent back to their countries of origin. The deportation process is underway for Schultz.

Lori Haley, a California-based spokeswoman for ICE, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, said the agency has no choice but to deport when the law requires it.

I have heard this before from ICE spokespersons and immigration attorneys. Immigration judges have very little leeway in deportation cases.   Recently I wrote to my senators and representatives about immigration law.  I’ve since received one letter in response which simply thanks me for writing.