A U.S. Border Patrol agent told Fox News Channel that eight out of ten illegal [alien] immigrants who are captured at the border are initially set free into the United States.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) declared “nothing has changed” when asked about Donald Trump’s position on illegal immigration.
Donald Trump promised to start “removing criminal illegal immigrants” on day one during his speech in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday at Sen. Joni Ernst’s second annual Roast and Ride when he spoke to roughly two-thousand supporters.
U.S. officials are trying to establish closer cooperation with various Latin American nations to combat an increase in the number of illegal migrants from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East attempting to sneak into the United States.
The Obama administration, forced to cut spending under the congressional sequester, ordered immigration officials to slash jailed illegals by over 5,000, including some accused of "terroristic threats," drunk driving, drug and gun possession and sexual assault, according to newly revealed emails.
The number of illegal [alien] immigrants passing through Mexico on their journey to the United States increased by over 150 percent from 2013 to 2015, said an official on Wednesday.