Posted on 03/09/2019 3:04:47 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Sign: ICE now detaining 50,000 in all-time high, and yet Congress continues to oppose POTUS Trump’s emergency declaration
The number of people being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reached an all-time high of 50,000 as migrants from Central America and Mexico continue to stream towards the United States, deepening the humanitarian crisis.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified to a Democrat-controlled House this week that the federal government and, specifically, her border agencies, are fast running out of resources to deal with the rising numbers of migrants as well as space to detain them. But while some Republicans offered encouraging or sympathetic words, Democrats seemed unfazed.
In reporting the latest figures provided by the government, The Daily Beast reported:
It’s an increase of approximately 2,000 people in the month-plus since Jan. 30, when ICE, it previously told The Daily Beast, was detaining 48,088 people. And it’s just another 2,000 people shy of the 52,000-person daily detentions ICE is asking Congress to fund in its next budget.
Asked what accounts for the increase, ICE spokeswoman Danielle Bennett said in a statement: “ICE makes custody determinations on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with U.S. law and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy, considering the merits and factors of each case while adhering to current agency priorities, guidelines and legal mandates. Ensuring there are sufficient beds available to meet the current demand for detention space is crucial to the success of ICE’s overall mission.”
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So, Democrats are colluding with another nation to get set up to win in 2020. That’s what this all is
“So, Democrats are colluding with another nation to get set up to win in 2020.”
Let’s not forget the Republicans.
Republicans get the cheap labor for their sponsors and Democrats get the vote.
This is why neither party wants to stop the illegal immigration.
... because Congress is full of traitors, mostly Demonicrats.
Trump should just say OK. Tweet that he is cutting all welfare recipients 50% so we can spread the money out to the illegals coming in. Then sit back and watch the riots.
Exactly right. The Establishment, both Democrats and Republicans, have failed the American people for 30 years because of that starting with Pres. Reagan When they promised him if he gave amnesty to 3 million illegals they would seal the border. We know how that worked out.
Seems to me that when all the slots are full, that the US should simply not let any more in. If they cross the border, immediately send them back to Mexico.
Call out the militia, Mr President! Do it now!
Democrats get their drugs.
The majority of congress is in rebellion.
Rent a few over-the-hill cruise ships and load the 50,000 aboard them. Cruise them down to Tierra del Fuego and put them ashore. it’s a long walk back from there!
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