ency ▁at ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Im m igration ▁App e als ▁( B IA ) ▁and ▁more ▁divers ity ▁of ▁experience ▁among ▁Im m igration ▁Jud ges , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁whom ▁previously ▁held ▁positions ▁advers arial ▁to ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁The ▁De ferred ▁Action ▁for ▁Child hood ▁Ar rival s ▁program ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁announced ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁increment al ▁reform ▁sought ▁by ▁such ▁groups . ▁Under ▁the ▁program , ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁before ▁age ▁fifteen ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁work ▁permit ▁and ▁a ▁two - year ▁de fer ment ▁from ▁deport ation ▁proceed ings . ▁The ▁policy ▁exp ands ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ' s ▁pro sec utorial ▁dis cret ion ▁policy , ▁foc using ▁finite ▁resources ▁on ▁crim inals ▁and ▁other ▁thre ats ▁to ▁public ▁safety . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement ▁removal ▁proceed ings ▁ ▁Since ▁President ▁Ob ama ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁million ▁una ut hor ized ▁imm igr ants ▁have ▁been ▁deport ed . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁people ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁society . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁I CE ▁removed ▁ 1 5 1 , 8 3 4 ▁individuals ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁a ▁criminal ▁conv iction . ▁In ▁ 2 0