U.S. immigration officials plan to unveil a program next week that will allow illegal immigrants without criminal records to "self-deport" by turning themselves in to federal agents, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Julie Myers, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Spanish-language TV network Univision that Operation Scheduled Departure will give people a few weeks to pack their belongings and leave without being detained, the newspaper reports.
Douglas Rivlin, spokesman for the National Immigration Forum, told the Express-News the program is an "attempt to entice people to sign away their rights and get out of the country as quickly as possible before even talking to a lawyer." The paper reported 16,000 immigrants have accepted a similar offer by the U.S. Marshals Service.
Julie Myers, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Spanish-language TV network Univision that Operation Scheduled Departure will give people a few weeks to pack their belongings and leave without being detained, the newspaper reports.
Douglas Rivlin, spokesman for the National Immigration Forum, told the Express-News the program is an "attempt to entice people to sign away their rights and get out of the country as quickly as possible before even talking to a lawyer." The paper reported 16,000 immigrants have accepted a similar offer by the U.S. Marshals Service.
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