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Obama Administration Deportation Policy (2014)

The Obama administration's deportation policy, which prioritized national-security threats, serious criminals, and recent border crossers, while de-prioritizing long-settled, non-criminal immigrants.

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How did the Obama administration prioritize deportation cases?

The Obama administration shifted from broad, volume-driven removals toward a tiered enforcement model that formally prioritized national-security threats, serious criminals, and recent border crossers...