Trump orders end of 'catch & release' immigration policy

President Donald Trump has signed an order ending the so-called 'catch and release' policy, under which US immigration officers allowed the release of 'caught' illegal immigrants back on US soil, pending their immigration hearing.
“President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to take important steps to end catch and release, the dangerous practice whereby aliens who have violated our Nation’s immigration laws are released into the United States shortly after their apprehension,” the White House said in a statement.

The White House justified ending the controversial policy, much criticized by Trump, by citing concerns about the American public’s “safety and security.” The US president also used the opportunity to once again call on the Democrats to end their “staunch opposition” to toughening border security measures.

While no set definition exists to the US “catch and release” policy, the practice has been applied mostly to asylum seekers and children of migrants, so they can stay out of custody while their cases pass through the US courts. The lengthy process, which can take years to complete, allows most to stay in the US illegally. Many of them do not show up for court dates and continue to stay in the US without authorization.

Alongside Trump’s order to end the catch and release policy, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a “zero tolerance” order for anyone entering the United States illegally.

“To those who wish to challenge the Trump Administration’s commitment to public safety, national security, and the rule of law, I warn you: illegally entering this country will not be rewarded, but will instead be met with the full prosecutorial powers of the Department of Justice,” Sessions warned, urging judges to promote and enforce the rule of law.

According to the head of the Justice Department, stricter immigration policies are being implemented after the Department of Homeland Security registered a 203 percent increase in illegal border crossings from March 2017 to March 2018. A 37 percent increase was registered from February to March 2018 this year alone.

Almost immediately after assuming office in January 2017, Trump signed an Executive Order to expand the border wall with Mexico and increase the number of detention centers, to tackle the management of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. The order also mandated US authorities to assign asylum officers and immigration judges to the facilities, to conduct asylum interviews and hearings.

Currently, federal prisons, local jails as well as private companies are responsible for housing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees. According to October estimates, between 31,000 and 41,000 illegals are kept there on a daily basis.

The omnibus spending bill, which Trump reluctantly signed on March 23 to avoid the government shutdown, allocated $1.6 billion for Trump to construct his wall with Mexico. The bill, however, also allocated some $3.1 billion to fund 40,520 immigration beds across detention facilities for FY 2018. That marked a 1,196-bed increase on FY 2017.



https://www.rt.com/usa/423448-trump-...elease-policy/

They won't be making any money from border crossings which are at a 15 year low. So, you know what comes next? Amping up interior enforcement to get bodies into those beds.

No more fishing for fun.

I dare any Schumer and Pelosi apologists to challenge the assertion that Democrats did in fact increase enforcement funding.

Democrats are nowhere to be seen right now. Trump is making massive changes to the immigration policy and they are letting him do it without getting ANYTHING in return for us. What a scam they have been running on us. I don't see the outrage about this anywhere.

I dare you to explain how any of this is relevant. There has to be money for enforcement. It would actually help us if there was enforcement at the border but it's Trump who is deciding where to use that money.

How would they get a "deal" on executive orders oh great Abogado?

Even if there was a way believe me they wouldn't.

If they catch me, they are in for a ride. I’m like a 10 carat diamond. These niggas wouldn’t want to catch and release me, best they keep me.

wonder how many people actually know how catch and release works....