DHS Releases 7.4K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in Six Days; 1.2K Released Every Day

Article author: 
John Binder
Article publisher: 
Breitbart
Article date: 
5 May 2019
Article category: 
National News
Medium
Article Body: 

President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released about 7,400 border crossers and illegal aliens into the interior of the United States over the last six days, federal data confirms.

The latest catch and release totals obtained by Breitbart News reveal that, between April 29 and May 5, DHS released about 7,400 border crossers and illegal aliens into the interior of the U.S. — or about 1,200 a day — with only the promise that they will return in months, or years, for their immigration hearings.

The catch and release process often entails federal immigration officials busing border crossers into nearby border cities and dropping them off with the hope that they show up for their immigration and asylum hearings. The overwhelming majority of border crossers and illegal aliens are never deported from the country once they are released into the U.S.

Today, there are anywhere between 11 to 22 million illegal aliens living across the country — the majority of which are concentrated in states like California, New York, Florida, Texas, and Illinois....

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