Migrant criminals

Since President Biden took office in January 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recorded approximately 11 million migrant encounters nationwide through fiscal year (FY) 2024 not including 1.5 million known got a ways. Crossing the border into the United States without authorization is against the law. Entering the U.S. without being inspected and admitted by an immigration officer at a designated port of entry is a federal criminal offense, not just a civil violation. To better understand the options, these migrants should be divided into three groups. First group is comprised of 450,000 with criminal convictions on ICE’s non detained docket. Second group are 1.3 million migrants who have been adjudicated and found not eligible for asylum and remain in the country. The rest have not had their day in court and should be evaluated for work permits to allow them to remain in legal status. The got a ways must be found and their status determined and the 300,000 missing children must be found. ICE is experiencing difficulties in rounding up the migrants because local authorities are not cooperating. They allow criminals to go free into the community which leads to ICE rounding up those convicted criminals with some who have not been convicted.