DHS Won’t Deport Illegals Unless Forced
http://universalfreepress.com/2016/dhs-wont-deport-illegals-unless-forced/ At last the truth comes out, a top official at Homeland Security has told Border Patrol agents the Obama administration has “no intention of deporting” many of the illegal immigrants caught trying to sneak into the country. The reason Obama has taken this action, supposedly it’s to avoid clogging up the courts. At least that is the testimony of a leading advocate for agents to members of Congress.
The President of the National Border Patrol Council, Brandon Judd, told members of Congress that the orders are a new “catch and release” policy, which he said “amounts to amnesty” because it means many illegal immigrants are never asked to leave the country. It also suggests the Border Patrol is being ordered to break President Obama’s own enforcement priorities, which say new illegal immigrants — defined as those who came after Dec. 31, 2013 — are priorities for deportation, and are supposed to be arrested and processed.
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These and many more damming pieces of information were presented to the House Committee by Mr. Judd in written answers provided in his testimony released Monday by the House Judiciary Committee. He went on to say that even in some criminal cases, agents are ordered to let illegal immigrants go without ever issuing them a Notice to Appear, or NTA, which is what puts them into deportation proceedings. Mr. Judd said they took their case directly to Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who told them not to bother.
Judd said that when he was asked about the directives, “Deputy Secretary Mayorkas told us that the Border Patrol needs to focus its resources towards the worst of the worst. He said that by prioritizing those we choose to deport, we will help alleviate the burden on an already overburdened court system.”
“He further stated, ‘Why would we NTA those we have no intention of deporting?’ He also stated, ‘We should not place someone in deportation proceedings, when the courts already have a 3-6 year backlog,’” Mr. Juddrecounted. “Since the day of this meeting, we have seen no improvements in our enforcement efforts and the morale of the Border Patrol agents is one of, if not the lowest in the entire federal government.”
Immigration agents have complained for several years that Mr. Obama has tied their hands, forcing them to release illegal immigrants who should have been easy deportation cases. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that oversees the Border Patrol, declined to comment on Mr. Judd’s testimony. Meanwhile, CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, testifying to Congress earlier this month, brushed aside Mr. Judd’s comments, saying he didn’t believe agents were releasing people without putting them through the full process.
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Mr. Kerlikowske tried to belittle Mr. Judd and his testimony by saying he was “probably not the most knowledgeable organization about what’s actually going on” in the field with Border Patrol agents, and he said agents that object to Mr. Obama’s policies should quit. But instead came off like a total ass and confirmed what Judd had said by saying, “Well, if you really don’t want to follow the directions of your superiors, including the president of the United States and the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, then you really do need to look for another job.”
Mr. Judd, in the written testimony released Monday, said agents have also been ordered not to interview the illegal immigrant children still streaming across the southwest border. “This is verbal direction from direct supervisors and not a written policy. Agents are being told not to ask why minors are crossing,” he wrote.
Even the Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte admitted the Obama’s actions were appalling when he said the testimony undercut Mr. Obama’s own claims that he’s trying to enforce the laws on the books by setting priorities.
