They will go to the front of the line.

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THEY WILL GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.

New questions over 'pathway to citizenship'
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"Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." Obama think the American people are a bunch of fools.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - it's just plain wrong...

Jan Brewer: Immigrant detainee release ‘wrong’
2/28/13 - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday said it was “wrong” and “appalling” that she was not consulted about a federal decision to release hundreds of immigrant detainees to cut costs ahead of looming sequestration.

“It’s wrong, and it’s outrageous and it is appalling to do something of this magnitude and not contact myself or my homeland security people, is just unbelievable,” Brewer (R-Ariz.), who represents a border state, said on CNN’s “The Situation Room.” Her comments came several days after news reports surfaced indicating that the government has released detainees from detention centers as a cost-saving measure before sequestration — deep, across-the-board spending cuts — kicks in, which they are slated to do Friday if no deal is reached.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security, has maintained that the detainees released were low-risk. “Over the last week, ICE has reviewed several hundred cases and placed these individuals on methods of supervision less costly than detention,” ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christensen said as part of a statement provided to POLITICO. “All of these individuals remain in removal proceedings. Priority for detention remains on serious criminal offenders and other individuals who pose a significant threat to public safety.”

'It is appalling to do something of this magnitude,' Brewer said of the decision.

Brewer pushed back on their assessment, arguing that if the detainees released did not pose a serious criminal threat, they would have already been let go. “These people have a criminal record, is what I believe,” she said, adding that she would like to know that “for a fact, I can’t say that.”

Brewer’s predecessor, Janet Napolitano, now serves as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. “The amazing thing about it is, the day before they did this, I was in Washington, D.C. with the secretary,” Brewer said. “And no comment, nothing. It’s just a little bit over-the-top. And now they’re saying nobody knows this, nobody knows that. And it’s duck-and-cover. And it’s unfortunate that we don’t even realize or we don’t even know who’s running our country.” She added that “the buck stops here” and called for law enforcement.

Read more: Jan Brewer: Immigrant detainee release ?wrong? - Katie Glueck - POLITICO.com

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Regrets Surprise Announcement of Immigrant Release
Feb. 28, 2013 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano had no part in a decision by underlings to release low-risk illegal immigrant detainees as a way to save money before the sequestration and was surprised to learn about it, Napolitano told ABC News in an exclusive interview.

"Detainee populations and how that is managed back and forth is really handled by career officials in the field," Napolitano said. Napolitano added that the release, which has been criticized by congressional Republicans, was poorly timed. "Do I wish that this all hadn't been done all of a sudden and so that people weren't surprised by it? Of course," she said. When asked why the detainees were in jail in the first place, Napolitano replied, "That's a good question. I've asked the same question myself ... so we're looking into it."

With the sequestration deadline looming over the country today, ABC News asked Napolitano if Americans should feel safe waking up in the morning. She said sequestration will have an effect on border security and safety. "We are always going to put safety first, and that's why we're not going to be abbreviating our safety procedures or any of that," Napolitano said. "But, by way of example, the number of Border Patrol hours that will need to be reduced equates to the equivalent of 5,000 Border Patrol agents."

The cut, she said, would mean "the large narco traffickers, human smugglers," and other bad players could have easier access to the U.S. "We deal with a lot of bad actors and we will have fewer agents to do that with," she said. "We'll have fewer hours that the Coast Guard is going to be patrolling along our maritime shores." The secretary stressed that the department will keep safety first but the effects of the sequester are not to be taken lightly. "Sequestration is a pretty tough nut," she said.

And she insisted, it is not crying wolf to warn citizens they will see longer TSA lines at the airport and longer lines at the border. "I think a citizen is going to notice. If there's citizens that are trying to go back and forth to Mexico and Canada, to the land ports of entry, where we already have some problems with long lines at very busy times, you're going to see those lines really grow," she said.

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DHS caught fibbin' `bout the number of illegal immigrants released...

Not 'Hundreds'--DHS Released Over 2,000 Illegal Immigrants
March 1, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department released from its jails more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts and planned to release 3,000 more during March, The Associated Press has learned.

The newly disclosed figures, cited in internal budget documents reviewed by the AP, are significantly higher than the "few hundred" illegal immigrants the Obama administration acknowledged this week had been released under the budget-savings process. The government documents show that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement released roughly 1,000 illegal immigrants from its jails around the U.S. each week since at least Feb. 15. The agency's field offices have reported more than 2,000 immigrants released before intense criticism this week led to a temporary shutdown of the plan, according to the documents. The states where immigrants were released include Arizona, California, Georgia and Texas.

The White House has said it was not consulted about the releases, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has acknowledged they occurred in a manner she regrets. White House spokesman Jay Carney on Wednesday said the government had released "a few hundred" of the roughly 30,000 illegal immigrants held in federal detention pending deportation proceedings. Carney said the immigrants released were "low-risk, noncriminal detainees," and the decision was made by career ICE officials. As of last week, the agency held an average daily population of 30,733 in its jails. The internal budget documents reviewed by the AP show the Obama administration had intended to reduce those figures to 25,748 by March 31. The White House did not comment immediately Friday on the higher number of immigrants released.

ICE spokesman Brian Hale said Friday the numbers of immigration detainees fluctuate daily, but he reiterated only several hundred illegal immigrants had been released. "Beyond that normal movement, and as fiscal uncertainty remains over the continuing resolution and possible sequestration, ICE reviewed its detained population to ensure detention levels stay within ICE's current budget and placed several hundred individuals on methods of supervision less costly than detention," Hale said in a statement. "At this point, we don't anticipate additional releases, but that could change."

The immigrants who were released still eventually face deportation and are required to appear for upcoming court hearings. But they are no longer confined in immigration jails, where advocacy experts say they cost about $164 per day per person. Immigrants who are granted supervised release — with conditions that can include mandatory check-ins, home visits and GPS devices — cost the government from 30 cents to $14 a day, according to the National Immigration Forum, a group that advocates on behalf of immigrants.

- See more at: Not 'Hundreds'--DHS Released Over 2,000 Illegal Immigrants | CNS News