Tha is gor this post. This deserves repeating.
“Border Patrol agents have backed up what the Trump administration is saying. People are no longer coming to our country to seek asylum. They know about catch-and-release so they walk across the border, find an agent and ask to see an immigration judge. They know they’ll eventually be released into the United States. They’re given a court date but have no incentive to show up for it. After all, they’d be facing deportation. Why show up when they can hide in plain sight?
Ugh. Sorry. My eyes are disastrous right now.
Yes and many are NOT turning themselves in at all anymore, they are evading Border Patrol and have to be hunted and chased down if they manage to cross.
Catch and release is not working so well for them now, many are now being released back to Mexico after processing. That is why the release back to Mexico is a big deal.