UWD Reacts to ICE Release of Detainees in Advance of “Sequestration”
In anticipation of the looming federal budget cuts through so-called sequestration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has directed its field offices to “review” who they are detaining, leading to reports of widespread releases of low-priority detainees—men and women who have not committed any serious crime. Although the Obama administration has repeatedly emphasized that…