Obama cannot leave office too soon! m/r
APNewsBreak: US releases Haitians coming from Mexico
SAN DIEGO
(AP) -- A surge in border crossings and a lack of immigration jail
space have prompted the federal government to start releasing Haitian
immigrants who have been entering the country in large numbers in recent
months, backtracking on a pledge to jail the migrants.
A
U.S. government official told The Associated Press that the decision to
free Haitians arriving in Arizona and California is in response to a
lack of jail space. The official said releasing immigrants with orders
to report later to immigration court is a tactic used when detention
space is scarce, under certain humanitarian conditions or as part of
efforts to keep families together.
Before the
Haitians are released, they are subjected to a criminal background and
national security check. The official was not authorized to discuss the
matter publicly and insisted on speaking on condition of anonymity. [Good luck with that!]
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