US: Obama deportation plan could cost $585 mn

Last month, the Obama administration announced plans to stop deporting many illegal immigrants brought to the US as children.

Washington: An internal Homeland Security document shows that the Obama administration`s plan to stop deporting young illegal immigrants and grant them temporary work permits could cost more than USD 585 million.
The document, obtained by a news agency, lays out for the first time the government`s estimates of the plan`s costs and manpower requirements.

Last month, the Obama administration announced plans to stop deporting many illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children who don`t have a criminal record or otherwise pose a security threat.

Republican lawmakers have called the policy change a "backdoor amnesty”.

PTI