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ICE circulates plan to release thousands of detainees to ease deficit
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is discussing releasing nearly half of detained migrants to make up for a budget shortfall.
Four ICE and Department of Homeland Security officials told the Washington Post that the agency is currently experiencing its greatest budget shortfall in recent memory‚ at $700 million. To compensate‚ ICE officials are circulating an internal memorandum that proposes cutting detention beds from 38‚000 to just 22‚000.
The move...