Mayorkas acknowledges that majority of illegal immigrants released into US: ‘I know the data’
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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday acknowledged that the vast majority of illegal immigrants are released into the United States, as he faces pressure over the crisis.
"It would not surprise me at all. I know the data," Mayorkas said. "And I will tell you that when individuals are released, they are released into immigration enforcement proceedings. They are on alternatives to detention. And we have returned or removed a record number of individuals. We are enforcing the laws that Congress has passed. " Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Separately the secretary said that there are "well more than a million" migrants released into the U.S. annually, and argued repeatedly that it is up to Congress to provide more funding and immigration reform to fix what he has called a "broken" system. He said that the agency is limited in detention capacity by funding provided by Congress.
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