Friday, November 01, 2024

Trump's Border: Releasing Criminals to Jail Asylum Seekers

Donald Trump has portrayed his immigration policies as good for public safety. He said this month that he had the "safest" immigration policy in history. However, data obtained by the Cato Institute through the Freedom of Information Act challenges this narrative. The newly uncovered information shows that while the Trump administration (2017"2020) was prioritizing prosecutions of migrant parents, separating families, and banning asylum, it also released criminals, including those who went on to commit crimes.

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Noncitizens who commit serious crimes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and deported. Whatever amount the government spends on immigration enforcement, it should spend on detaining and removing this small minority of individuals. Donald Trump claims that he did that, but the facts tell a different story regarding his record on migrant criminals:

On his fourth day in office, Trump signed an executive order rescinding Obama-era policies that prioritized the detention and removal of serious public safety threats;

Within a few months, his administration was secretly separating families, using prosecutorial resources to jail migrant parents and focusing resources on visa overstays, not serious criminals;

During the height of family separation, Trump deprioritized prosecuting migrants with criminal histories to instead spend resources on separating families;

While Trump poured resources into detaining asylum seekers, he also released nearly 58,184 noncitizens with criminal records, including 8,620 violent criminals and 306 murderers;

ICE ended up (re)arresting nearly 11,000 noncitizens who entered under Trump and were convicted of non-immigration crimes, including rape and murder; and

Trump's policies incentivized migrant criminals to enter, triggering a threefold increase in the number of convicted criminals attempting to cross the border illegally.

#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-10-31 11:15 AM

Will the media report this?

No, they will be spending the next week covering Biden calling magidiots garbage like they are.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-31 11:40 AM

Uh, are we gonna get those Trump pardons?
--Hardened criminals, upon learning they will be set free by a Dotard

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2024-11-01 05:35 PM

---- asylum seekers

#4 | Posted by THEBULL at 2024-11-01 07:11 PM

---- asylum seekers
#4 | Posted by THEBULL

Hahaha! Why?

#5 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2024-11-01 07:26 PM

---- asylum seekers
#4 | Posted by THEBULL

Hahaha! Why?

#5 | POSTED BY RSTYBEACH11

And which one does he have in mind and is it consensual or is he just planning on raping them like his Dear Leader prefers?

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-11-02 11:27 AM

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