Congressman Says DHS Release Policy for Illegals Imperils U.S. Citizens

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte on Tuesday released an  internal U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) document showing that the agency planned to release  thousands of illegal aliens from detention centers in response to cuts resulting  from sequestration.

The document revealed that from Feb. 15 to March 31, 2013, ICE planned to  release 1,000 detainees a week, reducing their detainee numbers from 30,748 to  26,748 — well below the 34,000 mandated by Congress, Goodlatte noted.

“An internal document obtained by the House Judiciary Committee shows that  Administration officials at ICE prepared cold calculations to release thousands  of criminal aliens onto the streets and did not demonstrate any consideration of  the impact this decision would have on the safety of Americans,” Goodlatte said  in a statement, asserting that the decision “undermines” the Department of  Homeland Security’s mission and makes Americans “less safe.”

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