Is it possible that the new mandate to do immigration checks on all convicted criminals by the Administration will cause lawful permanent residents to be ‘pulled into this net’ as expressed by Tom Barry, an analyst for the Center for International Policy, in terms of being place in removal hearings if they were convicted of misdemeanor class C such as a DUI in Texas 5 years ago although at the time the judge inform the permanent resident that the offense was not grounds for deportation - and now the immigrant resides in IL?
