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Jim Jordan: “The decision, for example, to defer deportation of individuals who were brought to the United States as children who…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2013
The decision, for example, to defer deportation of individuals who were brought to the United States as children who have not committed felonies or misdemeanors and do not pose a threat to public safety--so-called 'DREAMers'--is a classic exercise of such discretion.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Defends the use of prosecutorial discretion regarding deportation of DREAMers.

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