Coverage dated February 13, 2024

ICE considers mass release of migrants to close budget gap after Republicans killed border bill

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted plans to release thousands of immigrants and slash its capacity to hold detainees after the failure of a Senate border bill that would have erased a $700 million budget shortfall, according to officials.

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The Boston Globe
After border bill failure, ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Feb 13, 2024
The Boston Globe's feed description
The bipartisan border bill that Republican lawmakers opposed last week would have provided $6 billion in supplemental funding for ICE enforcement operations.
New York Post
ICE may release thousands of immigrants to close $700M budget shortfall: report (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 13, 2024
New York Post's feed description
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may release thousands of migrants en masse and significantly slash its holding spaces for detainees as the agency battles a $700 million budget shortfall, according to a new report.
Anchorage Daily News
ICE considers mass release of migrants to close budget gap after Republicans killed border bill (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Feb 13, 2024
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted plans to release thousands of immigrants and slash its capacity to hold detainees after the failure of a Senate border bill that would have erased a $700 million budget shortfall, according to officials.

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