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As sequester deadline looms, Department of Homeland Security budget-cut driven release of illegal immigrants sparks more questions
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Thousands of criminals illegal immigrants set free all across America now ice is played in the Louis -- cuts for the detainees released so what does the White House had to say -- Well the White House claims they know anything about it.
This was a decision made by career officials at ice without any input from the White House as a result of fiscal uncertainty.
Over the continuing resolution as well as possible sequestration is ice made clear yesterday the agency released these low risk.
Non criminal detainees under a less expensive form of monitoring.
To ensure detention levels stayed within -- -- overall budget 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.
-- tempo is vice chair of the subcommittee on immigration border security he joins us now that Jay Carney says that these people who have been released are subject to removal -- but the fact is they have been released there out.
And you have written a letter to the secretary of homeland securities in the pop top.
Why.
Want to find out first of all what was legal authority.
Normally when somebody's put in jail.
It takes the judge to put him in jail and a judge to let him out not some jailer automatically.
Let -- go so it seems to me that this is.
A government organized government jail break so to speak asking her what's your legal authority who did you let go and who -- the decision to let these people out of jail.
Well apparently the and they don't know.
The president doesn't -- the White House doesn't know I don't think it says that.
They both claim ice which -- a division dissect it out of Homeland Security.
I can't say they don't know.
I'm a little it's a suspect or.
Wonder about that comment just like fast and furious -- we have no knowledge of this so that's even more disturbing -- the White House or ice.
Didn't approved this or know about in some low level.
Jailer said we've got a problem here we're just gonna let a few thousand people and.
Do you have a problem they had fiscal uncertainty mean they -- know what's gonna happen in the future they shouldn't even have a prop that is right that they they didn't even work.
That's right because the sequester coming -- then they're saying what we've got a plan for this somebody -- apparently and said okay let's let people view of these people who are in custody.
Illegally in the United States charged with crimes let's let -- go to prepare I think this is part of the whole.
As I call it the tour of fear on the part of White House to scare Americans about what's gonna take place because of -- -- 2%.
Deduction in the subsequent.
Its -- AME -- he's a bully delusional.
Means that they're gonna come back for those deportations -- -- defense lawyer for years.
He -- got out -- -- didn't stick around a volunteer come back no question about it and I was a judge for 22 in Texas and so.
These people -- released under their.
I promise to come back from my deportation hearing are you kidding me these people don't come back once they're out of jail -- Isn't that what we like what -- might even say that it is safe for giving me please tell lawyer.
But -- -- kind -- reading from some talking points -- someone handed them.
He wants to scare the American public anything may happen in this and of course the local sheriffs law enforcement.
They didn't even know about this all of a sudden they've got more criminals that were in custody have been released back on the streets far with it wasn't why wasn't.
Local law enforcement notified about and then the White House I say.
We don't really know who let these people out of jail and so well.
I don't I hadn't thought about it but the fact that the judge puts them in jail for so tonight's requests no doubt.
And it -- that you can get out of jail just because I -- -- and wants to you've actually got to go back to the judge to judge of the wonders who was actually hole in the person.
Right to judge -- in order to -- jailer I'm putting this person in custody normally the way it works in almost every place in the country the -- the sheriff to police chief comes back to the judge and says we want.
This person gets out of jail we want this personnel are released the judge orders it released not somebody who says well we got budget things coming up I just let's clear.
It's I'm certainly in the future the White House doesn't know who did it I know and apparently in -- the top house Homeland Security is -- who did it I was a judge didn't do apparently didn't -- to judge is supposed to do it.
And nobody knows nothing about nothing -- and they're out.
And they're out that's it that's the worst part about it no accountability and are -- and loose somewhere in America this game not -- every night anyway.
Can't see -- sir good to see you Greta.
