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Jailed illegal immigrants released, budget cuts blamed

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    William La Jeunesse reports from Los Angeles

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This is the First Act of the sequester the release of many jailed illegal immigrants.

And that has critics saying that it's a move that is designed to -- folks up.

And that it didn't need to happen.

This is very hard for me to believe that they can't fire -- cuts elsewhere in our agency.

I frankly think this is outrageous.

-- it who.

I'm looking for more facts but I can't believe that they can't find other kind of -- means they need out -- that department a short of letting criminals go free.

Interest -- -- -- and -- starts now America's news -- Miami and I am I can account and I'm Bill Hemmer good morning the White House says the first move the sequester.

Is to allow thousands of -- illegal immigrants jailed in America go free.

Claiming that cuts would mean fewer border security agents in less money death Powell's detained illegal immigrants the feds have already released.

A couple of hundred in the state of Arizona.

Happened so they had to do that as maneuver before everything kicked in so is this classical or is this politics -- much -- -- Live in Los Angeles William what is ice saying about best.

Well ice has a six billion dollar budget -- say this is the best use of limited resources but there might be another explanation you know Latino groups have been pressuring the agency to provide alternatives.

To jail.

Already and the sequester may provide the administration political cover to do that or speaker Boehner implied it is a scare tactic what we do know however.

Is the Obama administration is releasing an untold number of illegal immigrants and criminal aliens from jails around the country.

They are basically ice currently holds around 32000 illegal immigrants and non citizens and jails that agency refuses to say.

How many will be released.

Where and by what criteria but in Arizona.

300 were awaiting deportation for crimes.

Are already out.

Definitely theft burglary robbery aggravated assault.

All of those crimes and ice has not been forthcoming that this has been done under the cloak of secrecy.

We only found out because it doesn't plus ice agents and supervisors.

Called me directly and said sheriff I can't believe we're doing this.

With the caps in deputies worry about of course -- these felons were on the loose they have no family or money will we commit crimes and then disappear -- paso at his posting now when apparently -- question.

Well the agency isn't saying you know these facilities are repositories for people from around the country so they don't necessarily have family right there -- homes they can go to.

Now ice did tell us that the illegal immigrants while free are not supposed to go anywhere.

They are required to call in periodically in some.

Could be wearing an ankle bracelet ice calls this supervised release its cheaper than jail they say.

Chris thought catch and release a policy which previously allowed millions of illegal immigrants remain in the US.

Underground and out of reach for decades.

They were basically given a date and time to show up.

In court but many never showed and eventually of course the Bush Administration begin building more jails and repatriating people on airplanes Martha.

But I can tell -- history's any guide.

Not ever was gonna show up and if you can afford to hold them in jail you definitely can afford.

You'll find them back if you please give us contact and attack attack lived thank you -- but we -- also just.

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