Enforcement Prioritization News Today

Because they will be able to qualify for daca. so i was really encouraged by that, and by looking at the president standing firm on his decision, and proceeding with legal action immediately. what i would have loved to see more, or get more clarity from the president is, how do we ensure our community is not going to fall in the trap of deportations and detentions when we know that the agency has not followed, really, guidelines before, the department of homeland security. >> that seemed like th...

Their families split up as a matter of enforcement prioritization. it seems to be -- im not sure the president was totally prepared for those questions, basically people are saying to him, what you are expressing as policy is not what is being carried out by the various agencies of homeland security that are doing this stuff on the ground. >> yes. and the question is, how are you going to ensure that your own agency, mr. president, is going to be able to implement the guidelines that they have s...

Of stake holders, including business and labor leaders, law enforcement officers religious leaders and members of congress from both sides of the aisle. we also consulted with the department of justice and we received a formal written opinion from the justice departments office of legal counsel, concerning enforcement prioritization and action. that opinion has been made public. thank you for your attention to these remarxes i look forward to your questions. >> secretary jeh johnson giving his o...