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Biden Administration To Stop Deporting Immigrants Convicted Of A State Crime In Connecticut If They Get A Pardon

Biden Administration To Stop Deporting Immigrants Convicted Of A State Crime In Connecticut If They Get A Pardon

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The Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security will stop deporting immigrants on the basis of crimes committed in Connecticut if they get a pardon, the state's attorney general said. Under former President Donald Trump, federal officials did not recognize Connecticut pardons when deciding whether to deport an illegal immigrant convicted of a crime, on the grounds that pardons in Connecticut are issued by a board and not by a governor.

The Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security will stop deporting immigrants on the basis of crimes committed in Connecticut if they get a pardon, the state's attorney general said. Under former President Donald Trump, federal officials did not recognize Connecticut pardons when deciding whether to deport an illegal immigrant convicted of a crime, on the grounds that pardons in Connecticut are issued by a board and not by a governor.…