President Barack Obama: Homeland Security Department

Homeland Security Department: The preliminary approval is unusual because it is rare for the U.S. government to grant asylum to Mexican citizens, according to Times Colonist. Meanwhile, the nine immigrants are likely to be released from detention in the border states of Arizona and could be eligible for a work permit in the future and WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department took the highly unusual step of tentatively approved asylum requests for nine Mexican immigrants, including some who were living in the United States illegally but left and attempted to re-enter as part of a protest against U.S. deportation policies. The immigrants were trying to call attention to hundreds of thousands who have been deported during President Barack Obama's administration. They had cited a credible fear of persecution should they return to Mexico. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.