The new rules the Biden
Administration has placed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement have resulted
in the department targeting 75% fewer illegal aliens. A report by NumbersUSA, a non-partisan immigration-reduction
organization, explains that both law enforcement and immigration officials have
remarked on the danger this situation creates for the communities into which
criminal aliens are released.
As a grassroots advocacy group,
NumbersUSA works with its members to lobby policymakers on immigration related
issues, with a goal of supporting immigration policy that focuses on reducing
immigration levels to historical averages. The group cites the conclusions of
two major congressional studies focused on immigration to support its
contention that excessive immigration harms the standard of life of existing
citizens and legal immigrants and damages the environment.
Data released by Mark Brnovich,
Attorney General of Arizona, shows that ICE has entered only 2,500 detainers to
local jails per month recently compared to more than 10,000 a month under the
Trump Administration. According to the AG, this has resulted in thousands of
criminal illegal aliens who previously would have been slated for deportation
to instead be released in cities across the country.
A report by the Washington
Examiner cites a senior ICE official who characterized this changed approach as
dangerous to local communities in a deposition for Arizona’s Attorney General.
Included in the depositions is Albert Carter, former acting Phoenix Field
Office Director for ICE.
The Examiner report states: “Carter
said the cut in detainers hurts local security and was not done because of a
lack of resources, one reason given by Biden’s team for the change in policy.”
The Examiner quoted from the
recent deposition pertaining to the danger posed by individuals targeted with
detainers by ICE:
Question: OK. Is the mission
of lodging immigration detainers important to public safety in the communities
where those aliens are located?
Carter: I would say yes,
sir, absolutely.
Question: Will reducing the
lodging of immigration detainers likely harm public safety for communities in
which the aliens are ultimately released?
Carter: I would say
absolutely.
During the court hearing on May
27, Carter explained that funding cuts were not the reason for the change in
policy:
Question: Was there a
drop-off in resource constraints — excuse me. Were resource constraints
responsible for the drop-off in February 2021?
Carter: No, sir.
Brnovich was quoted by the
Washington Examiner as saying: “Basically, it shows you that they are getting
orders from the Biden administration not to go out and arrest people and deport
them.”
Carter was deposed as part of
Brnovich’s investigation into the legality of the Biden
Administration’s policy of only deporting illegal immigrants who entered the
U.S. after November 1 if they are suspected of terrorism and those recently
convicted of “aggravated felonies.” According to Brnovich, these policies
enable thousands of criminal illegal aliens to be released into communities
around the country instead of being deported.
In conclusion, Brnovich stated:
“I believe in redemption, I do. But I know from my history as a gang prosecutor
that if you start releasing felons, rapists, arsonists, people that have been
convicted of serious crimes, a lot of those folks are going to go out and
commit more crimes. So it’s going to be a problem.”
About NumbersUSA
NumbersUSA,
based in Washington D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, is the largest grassroots
organization focused on immigration reduction in the U.S. The nonpartisan group
has more than eight million participants including conservatives, liberals and
moderates. Its members are encouraged to persuade public officials that the
country stands to benefit from reducing immigration numbers toward traditional
levels, thereby enabling current and future generations to enjoy a standard of
living that isn’t negatively impacted by excessive immigration numbers.
Learn more about NumbersUSA: https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0002719/