On November 17, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security issued long-awaited guidelines for ICE enforcement agents and prosecuting lawyers on implementation of prosecutorial discretion priorities outlined in a June 17 memorandum from John Morton, the Director of ICE.  The guidance consists of a memo  from Peter Vincent, the ICE Principal Legal Advisor, another memo  reiterating key aspects of the Morton memo, and a “Next Steps” memo from ICE .