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‘Prosecutorial discretion’ barely dents immigration case backlog after a year

Meghan McCarthy, Cronkite News Service//July 16, 2012//

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‘Prosecutorial discretion’ barely dents immigration case backlog after a year

‘Prosecutorial discretion’ barely dents immigration case backlog after a year

Meghan McCarthy, Cronkite News Service//July 16, 2012//

[caption id="attachment_48245" align="alignleft" width="575" caption="Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last week prepared to hand over a Mexican man, arrested in Atlanta, who was accused of murder in his country. He...

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