This smells. Why are they escalating some removals while also escalating the inflow of illegal migration?
The removed illegals must have failed some political purity test.
Not sure about that, but spoke with a deputy yesterday who is moonlighting as a contractor for ICE and she said that she has been escorting more Guatemalans to the tarmac than any other nationality for the last month or so. She also said it’s extremely secretive, she’s told to report to a location, is given an envelope on where to meet the “migrants“, given a second envelope at that location on where to take them. Sometimes it’s to a flight home, sometimes it’s to a “helping organization“. She said there doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or reason.
Didn't utter any words that amount to "persecuted" back home, or seeking asylum.
Likely luck of the draw, getting a border agent who is strict, vs. one who does more coaching on what to say. as with all government, results are inconsistent and variable.