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| Homeland admitted in emails it fails to track illegal immigrants released into US interior |
| 2024-02-20 |
| [JustTheNews] The Biden Administration’s broader immigration strategy has come under scrutiny amid record border crossings and the impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week. Newly discovered emails may intensify that scrutiny. Newly uncovered emails between Department of Homeland Security officials and journalists show the agency tasked with protecting U.S. border and domestic security admitted it is not tracking illegal immigrants after they were released from federal custody into the interior of the country. In the emails obtained by the watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust in a Freedom of Information Act request, one DHS official told a Washington Post reporter off the record he could not say how many immigrants are settling in Northern states via border state busing programs because the agency does not track those released from their custody. “Are more people deciding to settle in DC/New York or, more recently, Chicago as a result of the program where they might have previously been inclined to remain in Texas or Arizona?” the reporter asked in a September 2022 email reviewed by Just the News. “Off the record, that’s hard for us to say because they’re getting on those buses after they’re already out of our custody,” the official answered. “That said, anecdotally including what I hear from other reporters, it does appear that word is spreading and they are looking for those buses for the free transportation. I’ve also heard many people are getting off along the way, so they’re using the buses for as long as it is convenient, but again, because they are out of our custody by then, it is hard for us to be able to answer that,” the official added. You can read the emails below: Michael Chamberlain, the director of Protect the Public’s Trust, said the emails are fresh proof that Homeland officials know the consequences of their policies on border security. Brandon Judd, a border patrol agent and the president of the National Border Patrol Council union that represents border agents, told Just the News on Wednesday that he has been warning for years that the Biden administration stops tracking illegal aliens once they are released from custody and that it is one of the gravest security concerns the president's policies have created. The report further explained why recording valid addresses is important to immigration enforcement. “On average, DHS releases more than 60,000 migrants into the United States each month. ICE must be able to locate migrants to enforce immigration laws, including to arrest or remove individuals who are considered potential threats to national security,” the inspector general's report reads. “The notable percentage of missing, invalid, or duplicate addresses on file means DHS may not be able to locate migrants following their release into the United States,” it added. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 You cannot fail at what you do not try to do. |
| Posted by: Ululating Platypus 2024-02-20 20:36 |
| #2 This is so obvious that there is really no point in their formal admission. It is like them admitting that the sun rises in the east. |
| Posted by: Tom 2024-02-20 10:55 |
| #1 Michigan asks residents to help house, settle migrants amid crisis at border |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-02-20 09:06 |