DHS Chief: 80,000 Migrants in Custody, 100,000 More Approaching
FLORENCE, AZ - FEBRUARY 28: Immigration detainees stand behind bars at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), detention facility on February 28, 2013 in Florence, Arizona. With the possibility of federal budget sequestration, ICE released 303 immigration detainees in the last week from detention centers through outArizona. More than 2,000 …
NEIL MUNRO31 May 2019
The U.S. government is holding 80,000 migrants in custody, says Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security.
“The situation is both a humanitarian and border security crisis that has become a national emergency,†McAleenan said in a telephone press conference on Thursday night. He described the inflow of migrants:
U.S. immigration authorities now have over 80,000 people in custody, a record level that is beyond sustainable capacity with current resources. Over 7,500 single adults are in custody at the border and Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding over 50,000.
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