This sounds more comforting than the reports of "catch and release" style "for-show" arrests -- but, I find #3 to be more than a little bit troubling. The idea of releasing highly probable flight-risks on their own recognizance is just plain braindead.
This is what happened to the ilelgals:1. The Mexican illegals that refused to testify in court against the executives were removed to Mexico, and yes, some went back to Mexico, contrary to what the MSM is reporting.
2. The Mexican illegals that agreed to testify in court (they were most likely promised resident alien cards) were paroled into the US and allowed to legally work until the court date.
3. The non-Mexican illegals that refused to testify in court against the executives were removed either detained for removal or, if detention was not possible, paroled into the US until their deportation hearing. This is called due process. Yes, they may not show up for that hearing, but next time they get caught it's a felony and they sit in jail until a deportation hearing.
4. The non-Mexican illegals that agreed to testify in court (they were most likely promised resident alien cards) were paroled into the US and allowed to legally work until the court date.
It's that whole due process thing. We can't hold them forever and the dates for the court hearings are far and few.