<p>" read of cases that bear out Xiggi’s observations; as far as ICE is concerned, it’s a conviction itself that’s the keystone to deportation, not the severity (or lack thereof) of the sentence."</p>
<p>Under current DHS policy, the U.S. government will only seek deportation for serious felons. A felon is one who is convicted of a crime for which the sentence COULD BE a year or more. The fact that he was only sentenced to thirty days is not determinative, but would be material.</p>
<p>However, the Obama administration has the discretion to seek deportation. To do so would be a departure from its current policy of only seeking to deport violent felons, drug an human smugglers, repeate border-crossers, etc.</p>