Biden Moves to Cut ICE Detention

The president's FY 2023 budget has not been released yet, but the New York Times reports that President Biden wants to cut ICE detention by more than a quarter - from the current level of 34,000 beds to just 25,000 - for FY 2023.

Detention space is measured by what is referred to as "Average daily population", that is the number of ICE beds that are available on an average day for detained aliens.

Surging migrant patterns along the Southwest Border have recently increased, and ICE must remain flexible in its detention bed portfolio to avoid the challenges it confronted during the FY 2019 border crisis.

Expect the president's immigration detention plans to play a role in ongoing litigation in courts around the country.

In its FY 2023 funding request, the Biden administration is attempting to use funding for detention beds to justify its release policies.

The president tried to cut detention funding by 4,000 beds for FY 2022, but Congress rebuffed those attempts and funded detention at the same level as in FY 2021.

The Biden administration's request for fewer detention beds this fiscal year, and its ongoing litigation against MPP reveals that the administration doesn't care about border control.

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