Originally published September 13, 2023 8:00 pm PDT
Some migrants will share the same address after a Border Patrol agent accepts it.
QUICK FACTS:
- According to an inspector general report, 177,000 illegal immigrants gave Border Patrol agents false addresses.
- The lack of appropriate residential addresses makes it almost impossible to adequately track the migrants after they are released into the United States.
- From March 2021 to August 2022, over 1 million migrants were released, many of whom had false addresses.
- While analyzing 981,671 releases, 177,000 migrants were discovered to have either a fake address or no address.
- Some of the fake addresses included a restaurant in Maryland, a car dealership in New Jersey, a Georgia bus station, and an Illinois charity.
- Addresses belonging to charities are a large portion of the fake residential addresses, listed on 8,600 releases.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not accept the inspector general’s recommendations for migrant tracking moving forward.
FROM THE REPORT:
- “On average, DHS releases more than 60,000 migrants into the United States each month. ICE must be able to locate migrants to enforce immigration laws, including to arrest or remove individuals who are considered potential threats to national security,” the inspector general’s report states. “The notable percentage of missing, invalid, or duplicate addresses on file means DHS may not be able to locate migrants following their release into the United States.”
- The report added that Border Patrol’s “ability to obtain an address is contingent on migrants providing valid addresses, which is not always possible. Numerous USBP and ICE officials we met with stated some migrants do not have an address to provide when crossing the border.”
- “ICE does not have sufficient resources to oversee the volume of apprehended migrants. For example, ICE deportation officers at one field office were responsible for 35,000 migrant cases post-release, averaging about 3 minutes of staff time per case annually,” it continued.
- The Office of Inspector General provided four recommendations, such as creating a plan of action for migrants providing an invalid address, creating a policy for addresses, releasing address data to identify improper addresses, and evaluating resources for officers tracking migrant addresses.
- For each of the recommendations, the inspector general wrote, “We do not consider DHS’ actions responsive to the recommendation, which is unresolved and open.”
DHS OIG Report on Released … by Spencer Brown
BACKGROUND:
- The Biden administration opened 114 floodgates in Arizona, allowing migrants to easily enter the United States.
- One migrant from Cuba expressed her astonishment, saying, “It was so easy to get into the US. Nothing like our journey through Mexico. That part was hard.”
- Each of these 12-foot wide doors, which have remained open for almost two months, is large enough for even vehicles to pass through, American Faith reported.
