WH says criminals are focus of Trump deportation drive

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Jan 24 2017 | 2:07 AM IST
The White House reasserted today that illegal immigrants with criminal records would be the focus of the stepped-up deportation drive promised by President Donald Trump.
"People who can do harm or have done harm and have a criminal record are the focus," press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters, when asked about the future of a program that shields from deportation undocumented immigrants who arrived as children.
"We've got a series of individuals we have to figure out -- people who overstayed their visas, have committed a crime. We'll go through that in a systematic and methodical way. Right now the focus is on people who have done harm to our country," Spicer said.

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First Published: Jan 24 2017 | 2:07 AM IST

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