What would keep an undocumented youth from applying for permission to stay in the United States for at least two years? The question has embroiled two Northern Illinois University sophomores.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security began taking applications on Wednesday for deportation deferrals and work permission under a new policy of President Barack Obama.
Many officials say so, but a WBEZ investigation finds no evidence that inmates freed from jail against the wishes of immigration authorities reoffend or jump bail more than other former inmates do.
