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ICE to release undocumented families into general public without review
EL PASO, Texas - Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) has acknowledged it will be changing the way it processes migrant families who illegally enter the US, no longer reviewing the families' post-release plans before releasing them into the general public.
ICE officials told ABC-7 it currently needs to review where a migrant family was going before they were released. "ICE previously reviewed their post-release plan, including ensuring they had secured travel arrangements to reach a final destination within the United States. There is no requirement that this review be conducted, it was a self-imposed process instituted by ICE," officials said in a statement emailed to ABC-7.
ICE said the change is due to the increase in migrant families coming to the US, acknowledging it no longer has the capacity to conduct these reviews without risking violation of the Flores limitations on lengths of stay for families in Border Patrol or ICE custody.
The curtailing of all post-release reviews for immigrant families started on October 23, 2018. The families will be issued a notice to appear in immigration court, then released.
"For us, it is a new policy, because up to now, we've not had, we've not been aware of any way of people being released to the street," said Ruben Garcia with Annunciation House, a shelter for migrants in South El Paso.
According to Garcia, Border Patrol or ICE previously provided transportation for immigrants. Now, Garcia believes, ICE will no longer do that and rely on different agencies to provide assistance with transportation or other services.
Right now, Annunciation house is partnering with hotels and churches to provide housing for immigrants released by ICE. Garcia says the border is currently going through a surge of immigrants flooding to the border.
ICE to release undocumented families into general public without review
EL PASO, Texas - Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) has acknowledged it will be changing the way it processes migrant families who illegally enter the US, no longer reviewing the families' post-release plans before releasing them into the general public.
ICE officials told ABC-7 it currently needs to review where a migrant family was going before they were released. "ICE previously reviewed their post-release plan, including ensuring they had secured travel arrangements to reach a final destination within the United States. There is no requirement that this review be conducted, it was a self-imposed process instituted by ICE," officials said in a statement emailed to ABC-7.
ICE said the change is due to the increase in migrant families coming to the US, acknowledging it no longer has the capacity to conduct these reviews without risking violation of the Flores limitations on lengths of stay for families in Border Patrol or ICE custody.
The curtailing of all post-release reviews for immigrant families started on October 23, 2018. The families will be issued a notice to appear in immigration court, then released.
"For us, it is a new policy, because up to now, we've not had, we've not been aware of any way of people being released to the street," said Ruben Garcia with Annunciation House, a shelter for migrants in South El Paso.
According to Garcia, Border Patrol or ICE previously provided transportation for immigrants. Now, Garcia believes, ICE will no longer do that and rely on different agencies to provide assistance with transportation or other services.
Right now, Annunciation house is partnering with hotels and churches to provide housing for immigrants released by ICE. Garcia says the border is currently going through a surge of immigrants flooding to the border.
ICE to release undocumented families into general public without review
