Biden admin's plan for mass release of migrants into US outlined in internal 2022 memo

A move to authorize safe mass release of migrants onto the streets as officials tackle a new migrant surge will take place in line with a 2022 Border Patrol memo.

The decision was made amid a surge of migrants across the border that has hit over 10,000 a day across multiple days this week. NGOs are already approaching their limits on capacity, and those numbers are expected to only get worse in the coming days when Title 42 -- which allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border due to the COVID-19 pandemic -- expires. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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The releases are in line with an internal memo published last year in May 2022 by Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, which outlined guidance for situations when ICE is unable to accept illegal immigrants due to a lack of space and instead, they must be released from custody to prevent overcrowding. The memo says that releases "should be conducted in the vicinity of [NGOs] which are able to provide further services" and that Liaison Officers will work to identify capacity and capabilities for "accepting releases, safe locations and times at which releases may be most appropriate."