http://www.lbnelert.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Illegal-Aliens.jpgOBAMA CANCELS DEPORTATIONS OF ILLEGALS: The Homeland Security Department said Thursday it will halt deportation proceedings on a case-by-case basis against illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria such as attending school, having family in the military or are primarily responsible for other family members’ care. The move, announced in letters to Congress, won immediate praise from Hispanic activists and Democrats who had chided President Obama for months for the pace of deportations and had argued he had authority to exempt broad swaths of illegal immigrants from deportation.