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Catch-and-release at border up more than 430,000% in August
The Washington Times ^ | October 3, 2021 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 10/03/2021 8:27:42 PM PDT by American Number 181269513

What a difference a year makes on the border.

In August 2020, the Trump administration managed something stunning. Border Patrol agents caught more than 47,000 illegal immigrants and immediately released just 10 of them into the interior.

This August, under President Biden, the Border Patrol made more than 195,000 arrests and released 43,941 people — an increase of more than 430,000%.

Security experts say that’s the difference between a secure border and an unprecedented migrant surge.

“If you tell the migrant they’re not going to be released, they’re not going to come. If a migrant knows they will not be released into the United States awaiting their immigration process, they will not come,” said Mark Morgan, who served as acting head of Customs and Border Protection in the Trump administration.

Last week marked the end of the fiscal year. Although final statistics haven’t been released, 2021 is flirting with the all-time record for border arrests, border deaths and drugs seized.

Things were running normally at the start of the fiscal year in October 2020 but went south quickly in the new year, just as the Biden administration took office.

The Washington Times compared two months under President Trump — one pre-pandemic and the other in the middle of things — to a month under Mr. Biden, August, for which the most recent data is available, to see what happened to those caught jumping the border.

What stood out most was what border experts call the consequence delivery system. When people were detained or ousted, relatively few were coming to the U.S. When people were caught and released, more made an attempt.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; catchandrelease
The never ending invasion continues unabated.
1 posted on 10/03/2021 8:27:42 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
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To: American Number 181269513

All according to plan. This secures democrat power in perpetuity. Unless conservative American are going to outbreed the invaders it’s over.


2 posted on 10/03/2021 8:35:47 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: American Number 181269513

Fentanyl deaths are through the roof. Most communities have had more fentanyl deaths than covid deaths.


3 posted on 10/03/2021 8:43:03 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: American Number 181269513

Why bother with catching them?


4 posted on 10/03/2021 8:43:26 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

At the least when they are arrested they are fingerprinted and in some cases DNA is collected. So even though most are released we do stop some really bad people from getting in.


5 posted on 10/03/2021 9:03:41 PM PDT by 98charlie
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To: 98charlie

Yes, there’s that.

I wonder if people who came here legally ever feel like chumps?


6 posted on 10/03/2021 9:13:04 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

I was thinking the same thing. If being a Border Patrol Officer was my job, I would have to debate whether it made any sense to keep going to a job where the environment does not allow you to do anything like what the demands of your job describe. Plus, these days, you may get shot at.


7 posted on 10/03/2021 9:44:35 PM PDT by lee martell
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