Thread: ICE Releases Records on Immigration Enforcement

ICE Releases Records on Immigration Enforcement

Updated 12:27 PM EST, Sat, Mar 5, 2011

Several high-profile crimes committed by illegal immigrants in Prince William County, Virginia have prompted local officials to question federal immigration law. But now Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released a report that details why some illegal immigrants may have been let go.

According to the report, which was released because of lawsuits filed by Prince William County and conservative legal group Judicial Watch, new federal immigration policies could have kept illegal immigrants from release.

ICE has been under increasing pressure, especially in Virginia, after police say Carlos Montano killed a Benedictine nun while driving drunk. Montano, who is an illegal immigrant, is awaiting trial on involuntary manslaughter. But the real fury was sparked when it was discovered that Montano had been arrested twice previously for drunk driving and once for reckless driving.

The newly released report states that it was the policy of ICE at the time of Montano’s first arrest to avoid holding illegal immigrants whenever possible because of lack of beds in holding cells. That has now changed, and ICE is now directed to focus on detaining illegal immigrants with criminal records or who pose a threat to public safety.

“Under the priorities outlined in this memorandum, Montano likely would have been detained for three reasons, namely that he was: (1) a convict; (2) a repeat offender; and (3) a demonstrated danger to public safety,â€

The report also states that ICE has dramatically increased the number of beds dedicated to holding illegal immigrants. In the Washington area alone, 500 beds have added.

So the people in Washington increased the number of beds in the Washington area so that the illegal aliens would be removed from THEIR area but the rest of the country is stuck with them?

I remember watching a Senate hearing where Jeff Sessions and several other Repubs asking Nappy if she needed more money and they were willing to give her whatever she needed to do her job. Nappy said she did not need anymore money even though they tried several times and questioning her but she refused saying her funds were adequate.

What does that tell us about Janet and her desire to stop deporting IA's ? Now they are claiming they don't have the resources to do their jobs properly.

USPatriot wrote:

remember watching a Senate hearing where Jeff Sessions and several other Repubs asking Nappy if she needed more money and they were willing to give her whatever she needed to do her job. Nappy said she did not need anymore money even though they tried several times and questioning her but she refused saying her funds were adequate.

Of course she is going to say no because increased funding means increased expectations of enforcement.