Nearly a million illegal immigrants have had their cases dismissed, closed or put into limbo due to the actions of administration officials, according to a new report.
FIRST ON FOX: Nearly 1 million illegal immigrants are staying in the U.S. 'indefinitely' after their cases were dismissed or closed, or the Department of Homeland Security failed to file the necessary documentation, according to a new House Judiciary Committee report being released on Thursday.
The report cites briefings to the committee, which staff say revealed that over 700,000 illegal immigrants have had their immigration cases dismissed, terminated or administratively closed in immigration court during the current administration, 'allowing those aliens to stay in the country indefinitely without facing immigration consequences.
Meanwhile, at the DOJ, the committee points to a 2021 memo issued by Attorney General Merrick Garland, in which he restored the use of a process known as administrative closure to allow a 'focus on higher-priority cases.' The committee found, after interviews with officials including a former EOIR director, that immigration judges were encouraged to dismiss or administratively close cases.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration has emphasized a sharp drop in encounters at the border since President Biden signed an executive order limiting entries into the U.S. Encounters are down 55% since then. The agency also says it has completed over 700,000 removals or returns for FY 24, the most since 2010. It comes as immigration remains a top election issue ahead of Nov.
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