Most Illegal Immigrant Families Released into Nation
The problem of illegal immigration will be reduced if the agencies tasked with protecting the border just. Enforce. The. Law. According to a report by the Associated Press, the majority of illegal immigrants who travel as families simply disappear into the fabric of the nation. In the DHS’s game of immigrant catch and release, 70% of the immigrants traveling in family groups never appear for their immigration hearings, with part of the problem being the lack of detention facilities in the nation. Of the 860 people who traveled as a family slated for deportation since May, only 14 showed up to be shipped away. And Allahpundit at Hot Air points out these numbers were pried out of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s hands because the source AP used was a secret recording of a confidential meeting between ICE and immigration activists. More…
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