"Secretary Napolitano, who authorized the release of those low-risk illegal immigrant detainees?"
"Not me!"
Posted on 02/28/2013 4:44:24 PM PST by ColdOne
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."
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Looks to me like the folks to blame for the release are the crimigrants themselves. They are the “underlings” to which she refers. They decided that they should be released, so we should all point fingers at them alone.
Napolitano isn’t accountable for massive release of illegals just like 0bama isn’t accountable for the murders of four Americans in Benghazi. As far as ‘heads rolling’ for either incident, THAT didn’t REALLY occur either. What a joke.
She’s sorry for the announcement, not their release.
Fire her
This release is Bammy’s “Furious and Fast”.
The release of criminals to predate, rape and murder
children and other Americans
was PLANNED by Obama, Holder, and big Sis.
This is just a barometer of how much they hate Americans.
THEY are protected, but the future victims will not be.
Naaaahhh.
If Big Cyster didn’t know, it’s proof of incompetence and she? needs to go. If she? knew, she?’s incompetent and needs to go.
Kind of like security at Benghazi wasn't Hillary's fault either .... it was those pesky career State Dept. employees who kept saying 'no' and Hillary didn't know a thing.
Re your statement about “admission of clueless would disqualify Big Sis from holding her position”.
It is exactly this type of admission that “qualifies” her for her position (and that of head up her ass, up Obama’s ass, and empty).
I’ve never seen so many Democrat liars and incompetents in my life time. They must have a breeding facility somehwere that spews them out like sewage.
I don’t believe for a minute that something like this was decided and implemented at a low level.
Don’t let Big Sis get away with this She undoubtedly directed the releases right down to the very names of the individuals released.
FIRE NAPOLITANO NOW!!!!
Authority can be deligated but responsibility cannot. Napolitano is responsible for this crap and must be held personally responsible.
I regret Janet Napolitano....
In college sports when a coach loses organizational control, they usually lose their job.
Then what the {expletive} are we paying you for Janet? Either you are lying and you approved the release, or you've hired-on people so stupid, so short sighted, that they thought this kind of action wouldn't raise a firestorm. Either way Janet, you look like you should be looking at alternative career moves right about now.
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