Published on Tue, May 11, 2010
Immigrants arrested for decades-old or minor violations, like marijuana possession, may soon be less subject to deportation in at least one state.
Last week, New York state officials promised to ease deportations of immigrants who had committed minor violations. The New York Times reported that the state’s governor, David Paterson, plans to grant more pardons to immigrants facing deportation.
Published in the Latin American Dispatch