Government officials decided to release more than 2,000 immigrants
facing deportation in 2013 strictly for budget reasons and didn't tell
the Homeland Security secretary about the plan, according to an
oversight report.
The lack of communication led the Obama administration to wrongly deny for weeks that 2,228 immigrants facing deportation had been released, according to a harshly critical, 41-page report Tuesday from the Homeland Security Department's inspector general.
The report also said officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't adequately plan for the increase in immigrant arrests at the Mexican border and didn't track available funds or spending accurately.
The Homeland Security Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment by phone and email from The Associated Press on Tuesday.
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/08/13/report-white-house-didnt-ok-immigrant-releases
The lack of communication led the Obama administration to wrongly deny for weeks that 2,228 immigrants facing deportation had been released, according to a harshly critical, 41-page report Tuesday from the Homeland Security Department's inspector general.
The report also said officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't adequately plan for the increase in immigrant arrests at the Mexican border and didn't track available funds or spending accurately.
The Homeland Security Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment by phone and email from The Associated Press on Tuesday.
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/08/13/report-white-house-didnt-ok-immigrant-releases
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