DHS Released 1,100 criminals From Detention in December

Without borders, we have no country. But what we are suffering under is worse than that. We have a ruling class at war with its own people.

Criminals free despite extension of border rule, spaces made for migrant surge now empty

By: Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times, January 25, 2023

The Homeland Security Department released more than 1,100 illegal immigrants with criminal records from its detention facilities in December as it sought to make room for a border surge that never materialized.

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Deportation officers said they were told to stop making arrests and clear space for the impact expected with a change in a pandemic border policy. The data, released this month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows the extent of the moves.

ICE said it released 515 migrants with criminal convictions and 641 facing active criminal charges.

Officers said the releases were tied to the Title 42 pandemic border policy, which under a court order was supposed to disappear just before Christmas. The Homeland Security Department said already record levels of border chaos could triple, and they were clearing space out of ICE facilities to try to hold some of the most egregious border violators.

Ultimately, the Supreme Court ordered that Title 42 remain in place while it hears and considers arguments. Although illegal border crossings increased, the cataclysmic surge did not materialize.
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That made the releases all the more aggravating, said R.J. Hauman, head of government relations at the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

“What they did in December in anticipation of the Title 42 ruling that never came down was yet another act of enforcement theater that jeopardizes public safety and the integrity of our system,” Mr. Hauman told The Washington Times.

Detaining illegal immigrants awaiting deportation is supposed to be the norm, particularly for those caught at the border.

Yet the sheer size of the border chaos and the Biden administration’s antipathy toward detention mean beds go unused while illegal immigrants are released into the country.

The criminals represented just a fraction of December releases, which totaled 20,279. That was up more than 80% from the averages in October and November.

ICE was using only a little more than 20,000 detention beds in early January despite being funded for an average of 34,000 beds on any given day.

As of this week, ICE was holding 23,030 people, nearly 11,000 below the daily capacity.

ICE didn’t respond to an inquiry for this article.

Tom Homan, who led ICE during the first part of the Trump administration, told The Times that all detention decisions are now made by a political appointee, not career staffers.

Mr. Homan said the appointee is trying to push toward release rather than detention.

“The sad thing is this: There are many empty beds sitting empty already paid,” he said.

Part of the problem appears to be about money siphoned to groups that are chummy with the Biden team, Mr. Horman said. That includes nongovernmental organizations that the government pays to help settle released immigrants in communities and for-profit companies that oversee the monitoring programs that track some of the migrants on release through phone check-ins.

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Snowedin

1 year ago

This is just another way to further destroy the country. They should either been kept in prison or deported. Thanks CCP owned bidet and the rest of the progressive commie demos.

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PatD

1 year ago

It’s all on obiden and his criminal administration! It’s past time to convict and shoot these anti-American leaders that brake the laws!

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Staff Sgt Chaos

1 year ago

Well to be brutal honest, from (PatD) we can’t “convict and shoot these anti-American leaders that brake the law” ……..legally but we still have the power to do it! In the right time, place and life!

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JohnWick

1 year ago

Really awful to see the US get invaded, with the full complicity and help of their own traitorous gov’t. America will no long be America if you allow other people to outnumber you. We have the same problem in Canada…they’re allowing millions of new immigrants to enter, something nobody asked for but that the Liberal govt is pushing…causing housing prices to skyrocket.

That Captcha is very annoying….you should only have to prove once that you’re “not a robot” it keeps expiring.

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BobV

1 year ago

I hope these criminals kill as many democrats as possible. Maybe we will be lucky and they will take out an illegitimate politician or fake news “journalist”.

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Bob Blackthorne

1 year ago

Sure. Bring in MORE of the most ignorant, uneducated, unskilled, lazy, hateful dregs of the shithole countries they left and we’ll feed them, put them up in swank hotels, pay all medical, transportation, cell phones, everything free. In return, in gratitude, they destroy our cities, rape our women, and rob our stores. Oh, they’ll also vote democrat…….

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Buzz

1 year ago

Reply to  Bob Blackthorne

They are bringing many Haitians here because of the total chaos of war in their country, they will behave better here, right????????????

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Stephen

1 year ago

As Michael Savage says…There are three things that determine a Nation: Borders, language and culture. We lost more than borders!

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Intrepid

1 year ago

But the j6ers who dared to walk around and enter the Capitol are still rotting away in prison awaiting trial after two years. Amazing.

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Snowedin

1 year ago

Reply to  Intrepid

There were also many innocent people who were just standing outside that got arrested as well.

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Hardrock

1 year ago

In the US and Canada the people can change this in an afternoon. Go to where these Evil Traitorous pigs are congregated at the Government House, assemble yourselves in great numbers. Drag these scum out by the hair and HANG them high. And start the healing process. You want your countries back, you will have to violate the laws you now respect long enough to fulfill your objective. These political scum are violating the law, violating your rights and freedoms and your safety is being disregarded as well. You know what needs to be done, don’t wait until it’s too late.

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Brocketta

1 year ago

WHO VOTED FOR THESE RULING CLASS IDIOTS? THOSE VOTERS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TO BE BLAMED. TRUMP HAD THE COUNTRY IN GOOD SHAPE, WHY DID THEY NOT VOTE FOR HIM TO CONTINUE? INSTEAD, THEY VOTED FOR FUCKING RETARTS.

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Snowedin

1 year ago

Reply to  Brocketta

The elections were stolen. It was massive voter fraud. The RINOs also refused to support the conservative candidates.

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Buzz

1 year ago

Reply to  Brocketta

The elections were totally fixed just like in 3rd world countries.

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