Immigration Agency is Releasing Some Illegals Handed Over By Law Enforcement in Alabama, Lawmaker Says

CNSNews.com
By Edwin Mora
November 17, 2011


Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is a leading congressional voice opposing Alabama’s new law.

(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is releasing some aliens after they are turned over by law enforcement officials in Alabama, despite the state’s new anti-illegal immigration law, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said Thursday.

Gutierrez said he does not know to what extent ICE is releasing aliens arrested in Alabama, but wants to ensure that the policy is applied more broadly.

“We do know that there have been detainers issued, that is immigrants that have been brought to ICE, and that they’ve been released, subsequently released [by ICE],â€