US to consider mass release of detained migrants over budget woes
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US to consider mass release of detained migrants over budget woes

A senior US immigration official has said that authorities plan to release thousands of migrants from detention amid a severe budget crunch. The official from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told CBS‚ the BBC's US partner‚ that between 4‚000 and 6‚000 migrants could be released. A bipartisan border bill that would have funded immigration detentions collapsed last week. More than 6.3 million migrants have entered the US illegally since 2021. ICE is currently holding about...