ICE will release detained illegal immigrants from prisons due to lack of money

US officials plan to release thousands of migrants from detention due to severe budget shortfall, reports with the BBC.

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman said between 4000 and 6000 migrants could be released.

Since 2021, more than 6,3 million migrants have entered the United States illegally. ICE currently holds about 38 migrants in long-term detention centers.

The bipartisan border bill that failed Republicans last week included $7,6 billion for ICE. It included an additional $3,2 billion for detention facilities. This would increase the agency's capacity to house detainees by several thousand beds.

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The bill's failure prompted ICE officials to circulate an internal proposal to cut costs by reducing the number of detainees from 38 to 000. While the proposal would deport some migrants back to their home countries, many would be released into the United States.

Lack of funding

A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes ICE, said Congress has “chronically underfunded” border security efforts. A department spokesman said that without "adequate funding" for Customs and Border Patrol, ICE and USCIS, "the department will have to draw resources from other programs."

Consequently, budget shortfalls will limit ICE's ability to deport migrants.

Any such move would almost certainly draw sharp criticism from Republicans, who have long called for tougher enforcement at the border.

The border is an extremely contentious issue in the US.

A January poll shows that nearly half of Americans view the situation at the border as a crisis, with 63% wanting “tougher” policies.

More migrants crossing the border illegally have been apprehended since the start of Joe Biden's presidency than under Donald Trump, Barack Obama or George W. Bush.

Of the more than 6,3 million people, about 2,4 million have been admitted to the U.S., mostly while awaiting decisions from immigration courts.
Migrant apprehensions rose to a record high of more than 2023 in December 302, but fell 000% in January to about 50.

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CBP officials attributed the sharp decline to “seasonal trends as well as increased enforcement efforts.”

Experts believe the drop in migrant “encounters” at the border is a consequence of tougher measures by the Mexican government following December talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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