No. of Recommendations: 7
Catch and Release.
Catch = arrest and hold long enough to issue a cell phone, assign a court date, and provide a plane ticket to the interior of the country.
And
Release = the immigrant hardly ever shows up for court date.
The release part is what makes the borders, for all practical purposes, open. Not that facts matter, but
Evidence Shows That Most Immigrants Appear for Immigration Court Hearings Key Takeaway
Irrefutable evidence shows that over the past two decades the majority of immigrants have shown up for immigration court hearings. Rates of appearance increase when people have legal representation, calling into question the logic of detaining people in prison-like conditions when representation
https://www.vera.org/publications/immigrant-court-...I could provide dozens more citations of studies that show the same thing. Here's one, not that it will have any more impact that the first:
11 Years of Government Data Reveal That Immigrants Do Show Up for Court
Due Process and the Courts January 28, 2021 WASHINGTON'A new report released today examines 11 years of government data on the rate at which immigrants appear for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
The report, 'Measuring In Absentia Removal in Immigration Court,' concludes that an overwhelming 83% of immigrants attend their immigration court hearings, and those who fail to appear in court often did not receive notice or faced hardship in getting to court.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news/11...Perhaps you'd like to revise the statement 'hardly ever show up in court?' I expect not, but I have hope that
facts might intrude on your argument. 83%! Seriously.
