Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrant Felons Released In U.S.
Last Updated: Wed, 02/09/2011 - 2:37pm

A Homeland Security program created to deport incarcerated illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes has failed to identify hundreds of dangerous felons—including child molesters and drug dealers—who instead have been released in the U.S. upon completing their sentence.

It marks the latest of many failures on the part of the massive federal agency charged with keeping America safe. The idea behind the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Criminal Alien program is to remove violent illegal aliens before they are released from federal and state prisons nationwide. Thousands have been deported, but more than 800 were released into the general population in one year.

Many of them are “recidivist criminals who pose a significant public safety risk,â€