The Washington Times
Illegal aliens who have been caught and ordered deported, but who are currently defying that order, could be allowed to stay and even get on a path to citizenship under the Senate immigration bill.
They are known as "alien absconders" for having ignored the law or been deported and re-entered the country illegally. There were more than 623,000 fugitive aliens, according to a March report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General -- up more than 200,000 since 2003.
Posted by tyne at May 24, 2007