U.S. Released 375,000 Illegal Immigrants Who Arrived With Family Members into Interior in 2019
By Zachary Evans
February 18, 2020 9:50 AM
The U.S. released 375,000 illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. with a family member into the interior of the country in 2019, the Washington Examiner reported on Monday.
In total, 473,682 illegal immigrants were caught entering the U.S. with at least one family member from October 2018 to September 2019.
Of the 375,000 who were released, 145,000 were released by Border Patrol without being transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while 230,000 were transferred to ICE and released from ICE facilities. ICE told the Examiner that families were released in part due to a lack of bed space, and also because of a 2015 court ruling that prevents the agency from holding families for over 20 days.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/u-s-released-375000-illegal-immigrants-who-arrived-with-family-members-into-interior-in-2019/
