Report: Biden DHS Released 50,000 Illegal Immigrants Into U.S. In Unprecedented Move By Agents
According to a report from Axios, about 50,000 migrants who were caught crossing the US-Mexico border illegally have been released into the US with no court dates and just directions to return to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office.
Only 13% of them had been followed up with by an ICE official, according to the outlet.
According to The New York Times, the startling revelation comes as reports suggest that July may be yet another record-breaking month for illegal immigration along the southern border, similar to June, that saw the highest number of illegal immigrant apprehensions at the US southern border in years. According to Customs and Border Protection, certain parts of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, one of the most heavily traveled sectors of the border, experience upwards of 20,000 apprehensions each week (CBP).
It's the hottest part of the summer and apprehensions are skyrocketing! #USBP Apprehensions surpassed the 1-million milestone in June.
NOW- this week alone – #RGV has apprehended more than 20K illegally present migrants. pic.twitter.com/chGrcYGC3Q
— Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) July 25, 2021
Total border apprehensions for 2021 are projected to surpass one million in July, putting border patrol on pace to apprehend two million illegal immigrants in the next year.
Because the situation is so serious, the Biden administration seems to be just letting in some migrants who identify as asylum seekers and, rather than assigning them a court date for an asylum hearing, simply allowing them to enter the country with the promise of later reporting to ICE.
“About 50,000 migrants who crossed the southern border illegally have now been released in the United States without a court date. Although they are told to report to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office instead, just 13% have shown up so far,” Axios said.
Even Axios is stunned by the news.
“It’s unprecedented for agents to release migrants without an official notice to appear in court. Where it has occurred recently, migrants have instead been given a list of addresses and contacts for ICE offices across the country and told to report to one of them. The hope has been for migrants to show up at these offices after reaching their final destination, to get work permits,” the outlet noted.
Of those 50,000, “[j]ust 6,700 migrants who crossed between mid-March and mid-July showed up at ICE offices as of Monday, one source briefed on Department of Homeland Security data told Axios.”
“Another roughly 27,000 migrants who crossed and were released during the same time frame have yet to turn up but remain within the 60-day window for reporting. One DHS official emphasized that nearly 70% of migrants are within the 60-day window or have reported to ICE,” Axios said.
The Department of Homeland Security said that “[w]hile individuals have 60 days to check in with ICE, many are proactively reaching out to ICE to begin their official immigration processing, including by receiving a Notice to Appear. Those who do not report, like anyone who is in our country without legal status, are subject to removal by ICE.”
Those removals, on the other hand, are unlikely to take place. The Biden administration, according to the Washington Post, has drastically reduced ICE deportations, reining in “street-level enforcement” in order to “refocus” the ICE “agency mission.” It seems doubtful that many of these people will be deported after they have entered the United States.
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