Thread: 12,509 illegal kids already over border in second wave, just 1 in 6 returned

By Paul Bedard | March 23, 2015 | 12:17 pm

The next explosion of illegal teen border crossing is in full swing, but just one-in-six are being sent home, with most of the rest settled in the United States, according to new government figures.

The U.S. Border Patrol agency reported that they have seized 12,509 illegals under age 18 since October, making it the second biggest surge in history after last year's unprecedented movement of unaccompanied youths across the nation's southern border.

However, when compared to the numbers of illegal kids turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it is clear that most are being "booked in" to U.S. facilities and then released — not sent home.

ICE documents provided to the Washington Examiner shows that ICE is accepting an average of 2,000 a month, meaning that the Border Patrol is returning just one of six kids to their countries, mostly Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

For example, the papers show that ICE "booked in" 2,355 unaccompanied youths in December 2014, second only to the previous December's 3,582.

"And this is supposed to be the slow time of year," said expert Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies. "Cities and towns that have already received large numbers of unaccompanied illegal alien minors should brace themselves to repeat the process again in the coming months," she added.

Based on those figures and her experience charting the last year's surge of illegal immigrants, teens, she projected that U.S. border officials are on track seize about 42,000 unaccompanied alien children, or UACs, this year.

While fewer than the 56,029 taken into the United States last year, it is a clear sign that the administration's claim it has posted a "Return to Sender" note on border crossings isn't having the expected impact on the mostly boys crossing into the United States.

Consider: Already in the current fiscal year, which began in October, ICE has let in 6,580 illegals, more than in all of fiscal year 2011. Generally, said Vaughan, most are released to await an immigration hearing in three to five years.

The "custody management" documents show that babies less than a year old are being accepted into the U.S., with the largest group being 17-year-olds; illegal boys outnumber illegal girls two to one; the top country of origin was Guatemala with 3,292 youths let into the U.S.

The numbers seized at the border are typically higher than the number of those booked into the United States since some are turned back. What's more, only about half of those who try to cross the border illegally are typically caught or even noticed.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/12...rticle/2561883

Do stories like this one provide you with confidence that 537 Washington politicians are working to look after you and your children's future? Do you feel confident that they are committed to American citizens? If not, I have a bulletin. Progressively, one year at a time, each year becoming more emboldened by American apathy, they have been doing this for 30 plus years.

Like an addiction, that has now become such a habit it is not going to stop on a dime.

Another Wave Begins: More Than 12,500 Illegal Minors, 11,130 Family Units Apprehended At Border



by Caroline May
23 Mar 2015

More than 12,500 unaccompanied unaccompanied minors have been apprehended illegally entering the U.S. through the southwest border this fiscal year, according to the most recent Customs and Border Protection data.

Additionally, more than 11,130 family units have also been apprehended in the same October to February time period.

Both the UAC and family unit apprehension are, as last year, largely from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

The most recent influx of illegal immigration comes following last year’s record-breaking surge from Central America. In 2014, tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children and family units streamed across the border.

According to the Washington Examiner, despite the historic illegal immigration level, Border Patrol is only returning one out of every six illegal immigrant children to their home countries — as Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking on an average of 2,000 children a month.

Jessica Vaughan, a Center for Immigration Studies expert, told the publication that based on her projections she expects to see Border Patrol apprehend about 42,000 UACs this year.

“And this is supposed to be the slow time of year,” Vaughan told the Examiner. “Cities and towns that have already received large numbers of unaccompanied illegal alien minors should brace themselves to repeat the process again in the coming months.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ded-at-border/