ICE Releasing thousands of migrants into the US (illegal, Christmas, border)

[Finn_Jarber]

What's going on? Sudden amnesty?

[Mikala43]

Weird.

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12...s-eve-el-paso/

[Du Ma]

those released migrants are families




ICE/CBP have their hands tie.


1) keep families together at ICE holding facilities pending for an immigration court date which could take a while. However, that is a violation of Flores Agreement if they keep the minor children at ICE holding facilities with the adults


or


2) Separate adult and children, but we already know what's going to happen if we do that


or


3) release all families into US and hoping they will show up to their court date months or years down the road

[Serenity2019]

It's very sad, we must change our policies and laws and stop admitting illegal families to the United States. It is becoming overwhelming for ICE on the interior of the U.S.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

Weird.

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12...s-eve-el-paso/

And they continue release more, except now they are informing the shelters.

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

And they continue release more, except now they are informing the shelters.

It's odd they didn't do that before, one of the articles said it could be up to 800 people total.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

It's odd they didn't do that before, one of the articles said it could be up to 800 people total.

Its at least 1,200 so far.

[jojajn]

Are ICE workers federal employees that will not be paid due to government shutdown?

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Are ICE workers federal employees that will not be paid due to government shutdown?

Oh, oh.….this will be interesting.

[sware2cod]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Are ICE workers federal employees that will not be paid due to government shutdown?

Yes. ICE, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, Secret Service, IRS and others.