
Lawmakers ask DOJ why it declined to prosecute illegal immigrants previously deported with criminal conviction
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Some congressional lawmakers want to Justice Department to provide information on prosecutions of illegal immigrants convicted of crimes who re-enter to U.S.
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"Some of these illegal immigrants are convicted criminals who pose a serious threat to the safety and well-being of our communities," states the letter signed by U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert, John Duarte, Michelle Steel and Jay Obernolte. "However, it has come to our attention that the DOJ has been systematically reducing the prosecution of illegal immigrants previously deported who have a criminal violation."
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