Obama's criminal alien releases may be probed by DHS chief
In
one recent and troubling report, the Denver Sheriff’s Department released a
prisoner by mistake.on.aol.com
May
29, 2014
Secretary
of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson is in the process of requesting an internal
investigation of the release of thousands of criminal aliens who were convicted
of crimes committed in the United States who should have been deported upon
release. Johnson told members of the House of Representatives that he wishes to
examine the issue and its impact on public safety according themedia
reports on Thursday.
TheDHS
released a report earlier this month that showed they freed 36,007
convicted criminal immigrants in 2013 who were facing deportation. Included in
those figures criminal aliens who were convicted for 193 homicides and 426
sexual assaults .
News
stories of the early releases angered lawmakers who accused President Barack
Obama of not enforcing the federal laws addressing immigration. The House
Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep.
Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., claims that these releases needlessly endanger
Americans lives.
The
White House said this week it asked Johnson to delay his probe until the end of
the summer. Many believe this is a ploy to avoid the results of the
investigation being released before election day in
November.
"History
shows that when criminals are freed many of them commit more crimes in a short
period of time. In 2011, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the Department
of Homeland Security to obtain information on unlawful and criminal
aliens identified by law enforcement authorities but who were not taken into
custody or placed in removal proceedings. The facts disclosed that 17% of
unlawful and criminal aliens released were soon rearrested on criminal charges,
including murder, assault, battery, rape, and kidnapping," said Rep. Goodlatte
in hisletter
to Secretary Johnson.
In
an
Examiner news story in 2011, sources said:
"In
the 2011 fiscal year, ICE
officials claim they deported more than 396,000 illegal immigrants nationwide --
the largest number in the agency's history, ICE officials said in a statement
released yesterday. Of these, nearly 55 percent or more than 216,000 of the
people deported were convicted of felonies or misdemeanors -- an 89 percent
increase since FY 2008 when George W. Bush was president."
"All
one needs to do is compare the press releases issued by ICE during the Obama
years and the Bush years to see they are not focusing on enforcing the nation's
immigration laws these days," a Border Patrol agent told the Law Enforcement
Examiner.
"During
the Bush administration, the majority of press releases highlighted the capture
of illegal aliens working at companies across the nation. They even nabbed
illegal aliens working at high-security facilities run by the U.S. government.
Today, the majority of the press releases are issued with regard to child
pornography, counterfeit designer clothing and accessories, and even drug
arrests," said the Law Enforcement Examiner source who demanded
anonymity."
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