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Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended her Department's recent announcement to administratively close pending and incoming deportation cases for illegal aliens deemed a "low-priority" by the Administration. "[These policies] make common sense, and they reflect the reality that we've never had enough resources to remove everyone who's in the country illegally. And so you've got to have priorities…" she stated.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last Tuesday proudly announced its fiscal year 2011 deportation numbers set a new record for the agency. In FY 2011, ICE removed 396,906 illegal aliens from the United States, which — if accurate – represents a 2 percent increase from FY 2010.
On October 18, the Santa Clara County (CA) Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to stop using county funds to honor ICE detainers, except in limited circumstances. According to the Associated Press, the measure was the result of "a year of work with a coalition of immigrants rights' advocates, members of the legal community and civil rights groups."
District of Columbia (D.C.) Mayor Vincent C. Gray issued an executive order Wednesday to prevent district police from enforcing U.S. immigration law. Among other things, the order would prohibit all public safety agencies from inquiring about an individual's immigration status or from contacting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if there is no nexus to a criminal investigation. 
The decision to release an illegal alien may lead to another illegal alien going scot-free after the death of a 23-year-old man. Matthew Denice of Milford, Massachusetts, was struck and killed while riding his motorcycle this summer. The suspect, Nicolas Guaman, is an illegal alien who officials say was driving drunk when his car plowed into Denice and dragged him for a quarter mile. Luis Acosta, also an illegal alien, was a passenger in the truck that killed Denice and is considered a key witness in the case against Guaman.
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