Monday, October 4, 2021

Catch-and-release at border up more than 430,000% in August

Border Patrol agents caught more than 47,000 illegal immigrants and immediately released just 10 of them into the interior.

"If you tell the migrant they're not going to be released, they're not going to come. If a migrant knows they will not be released into the United States awaiting their immigration process, they will not come," said Mark Morgan, who served as acting head of Customs and Border Protection in the Trump administration.

Although final statistics haven't been released, 2021 is flirting with the all-time record for border arrests, border deaths and drugs seized.

Just 75 migrants, less than 0.5%, were caught and released at the border.

Just 10 people, effectively a rate of 0%, were caught and released at the border.

Still, 23% were caught and released at the border and 15% more were caught, turned over to ICE and given notices of court dates.

The Remain in Mexico policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, pushed asylum claimants back across the border to wait for their court dates.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/3/catch-and-release-border-more-430000-august/?utm_source=smartnews.com&utm_medium=smartnews&utm_campaign=smartnews%20 

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