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Reprieves give immigrants cautious hope

Advocates see signs of prioritizing cases

By Maria Sacchetti

 |  Globe Staff  

  November 26, 2011

Last week the Obama administration launched a comprehensive training program for federal immigration agents so they can better use a tool called prosecutorial discretion to halt deportations of low-priority cases and focus on deporting criminals and other serious cases more quickly. Officials also launched a nationwide review of immigration court cases, including those on the docket in Boston’s immigration court in the next seven months.

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