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Biden Admin Asks Sanctuary Cities To Cooperate With ICE To Deport Criminal Illegal Migrants — But There’s A Problem

The Biden administration is urging sanctuary cities to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deporting criminally illegal immigrants, even though it has previously enacted policies that could hamper that effort. There is.

The administration's efforts to crack down on criminal illegal aliens go against previous policies enacted under President Joe Biden, including closing ICE detention facilities and reducing the Justice Department's law enforcement cooperation during the Trump administration. . Subsidy. The government's request for sanctuary cities to cooperate with ICE on arrests comes after several cases blamed on illegal immigrants, including the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, 22, by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant. The move comes in the wake of a high-profile murder case, which Biden did not address. (Related: Biden considering enacting tougher asylum rules — even after insisting it wouldn't be possible without Congress)

“We welcome the support and cooperation of local law enforcement in apprehending and removing individuals who pose a risk to national security and public safety,” a White House spokesperson said. Said Fox News. “If local governments have information about individuals who may pose a threat to public safety, we want them to share that information with ICE.”

Sanctuary cities often refuse to respect ICE detaineeThis is a request from authorities to provide notice before releasing illegal criminal immigrants from state custody, so they can be transferred to federal authorities for detention and deportation. according to to the American Immigration Council.

On March 14, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) complaint desk is located in the maximum security section of the Theo Lacey Facility, a county jail that also houses immigrant detainees arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Immigration detainee stands near the box. In 2017 in Orange, California, about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

Despite claims that it wants sanctuary cities to cooperate with ICE in detaining and deporting criminal aliens, the Biden administration has closed contracts with several detention facilities across the United States since taking office in 2021. has been closed or terminated. These facilities include the Yuba County Jail in California, the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, the Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania, and the C. Carlos Carrero Immigration Detention Center in Massachusetts.

During his first months as president, Biden used executive action to: cancel Former President Donald Trump enacted a series of immigration laws during his time in office, including deportation efforts, a Muslim travel ban and construction of a border wall.

The Biden administration also reversed Trump-era policies that limited cooperation with ICE and cut hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to sanctuary cities that sheltered illegal immigrants, according to Reuters. Biden rescinded his order, restoring funding and removing the requirement that cities cooperate with ICE to receive funds.

The Biden administration claimed Thursday that ICE detention facilities where immigrants are held before being deported are overcrowded and beyond capacity.

“ICE detention facilities are currently exceeding capacity,” the White House said in a statement. statement Thursday, the same day Biden visited the southern Texas border. “Currently, ICE has approximately 40,000 detention beds. The bipartisan Senate agreement would increase detention beds to a total of 50,000.”

Biden again I was demanded to Congress on Thursday approves a border security package that provides an additional 10,000 beds in ICE detention facilities, among other border security items. The Biden administration also said that if Congress does not pass the bill, ICE will become under-resourced and crippled, forcing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer funding to the agency or reduce its operational capacity. I warned you that it would be.

“Without immediate action from Congress, DHS will have to either shift funding to ICE from other important missions or reduce ICE's enforcement operations to address a shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars,” the White House said. I warned you. (Related: Majority of Americans support border wall construction for first time in poll history)

Biden has privately considered several executive options to begin border security, an option he has had since the beginning of his term, even as he insists he needs Congressional approval to act. .

There have been several recent murders in the United States that have been attributed to illegal immigrants. Riley was killed in February by an illegal Venezuelan immigrant while fleeing the country, and was later arrested. In the same month, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador was arrested on suspicion of murdering a 2-year-old child. In February, an illegal Honduran immigrant was arrested for committing a series of violent crimes and raping a 14-year-old boy. In February, three illegal Portuguese immigrants were arrested in connection with the death of a one-year-old child.

Illegal immigration has skyrocketed under the Biden administration.

Border Patrol recorded approximately 1.7 million migrant encounters at the southern border in 2021. That number increased to more than 2.2 million in fiscal year 2022. according to to Customs and Border Protection data.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment.

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