JW Files Two Lawsuits against Obama Department of Homeland Security for Records Detailing Alleged âStealth Amnestyâ Plan

Judicial Watch, the unstoppered interest assemble that investigates and prosecutes polity corruption, declared today that it has filed digit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits against the Obama Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain records detailing the Obama administration’s questionable organisation to present legal status to banned aliens without going finished Congress, a strategy commonly famous as “stealth amnesty.” Specifically, Judicial Watch is work an questionable organisation by the Obama brass to alter deportations of banned aliens who are in the country unlawfully (Judicial Watch v. US Department of Homeland Security (No. 11-604) and Judicial Watch v. US Department of Homeland Security (No. 11-606)).

On July 2, 2010, Judicial Watch dispatched a FOIA request to DHS hunt the mass information: “Any and every records of subject between the Department of Homeland Security and some of the mass entities, concerning ‘deferred action’ or ‘parole’ to alter removal transactions against a portion individualist or assemble of individuals for a specific timeframe; as well as records of subject concerning ‘selective reprieve’ to the portion of the population retentive terminated visas: The White House; The Executive Office of the President; Any third parties.” Judicial Watch sought internal DHS subject regarding “deferred state or parole” as well.

On August 30, 2010, Judicial Watch submitted a FOIA request to DHS hunt the mass information:

• Any and every records of, and/or records concerning, Department of Homeland Security briefings regarding a systematised analyse of pending migration cases against suspected banned immigrants in Houston, Texas.
• Any and every records of generalized guidelines issued to Department of Homeland Security attorneys, allowing liberation of pending migration cases.
• Any and every records detailing the determination and feat of a systematised analyse of pending migration cases against suspected banned immigrants in Houston, Texas.
• Any and every proportionality with non-governmental organizations…concerning the impact for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide consideration of possible liberation of pending migration cases.

DHS recognized receipt of Judicial Watch’s FOIA requests. However, to date, the authority has unsuccessful to provide responsive documents. DHS has not indicated when a response module be forthcoming. In both cases, DHS has unsuccessful to move in the statutory allotted timeframe precipitating Judicial Watch’s lawsuits. (Reporting by The Associated Press suggests that DHS semipolitical appointees hit improperly suspended FOIA requests on politically sensitive topics.)

The Obama brass has been heavily criticized for their questionable organisation to bypass legislature and represent “stealth amnesty.” In June 2010, the advise bare a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service “draft” memo that distinct structure to present legalization to banned aliens without going finished Congress.

The August 24, 2010, edition of The metropolis Chronicle reported the polity had already locate digit much organisation into action: “The Department of Homeland Security is systematically reviewing thousands of pending migration cases and agitated to modify those filed against suspected banned immigrants who hit no serious criminal records…Culling the migration suite grouping dockets of noncriminals started in serious in metropolis about a period past and has stunned topical migration attorneys, who hit reported coming to suite anticipating clients’ deportations exclusive to learn that the polity was dismissing the cases.”

Despite grounds to the contrary, Obama claimed on Monday, March 28, 2011, that he does not hit a organisation in locate to alter deportations. “There are sufficiency laws on the books by legislature that are rattling clear in cost of how we hit to enforce our migration grouping that for me to simply, finished chief order, cut those congressional mandates would not conform with my pertinent role as president,” Obama said.

“President Obama may contain he has a organisation to alter deportations but the undergo of migration attorneys in metropolis suggests otherwise. That’s ground it’s grave that Homeland Security follows the unstoppered records FOIA accumulation and turns over these records. The American grouping requirement to know if the Obama brass has definite to discount our migration laws and represent stealth mercifulness for banned aliens who are unlawfully here in the United States. The stonewalling by the ‘transparent’ Obama brass suggests it has something to hide,” expressed Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton.