But wait,
there's more to "October Surprise" ...
... new data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showing that, as of July 21, 2024, nearly 650,000 criminal illegal aliens were currently on ICE’s Non-Detained Docket (NDD) and roaming free in communities throughout the United States. This figure includes roughly 15,000 individuals convicted of or charged with murder, more than 20,000 of sexual assault, and more than 105,000 of assault:
“It may be shocking to hear that the Biden-Harris administration is actively releasing tens of thousands of criminal illegal aliens into our communities, but their own numbers conclusively prove this to be the case. This defies all common sense ..."
In response to House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green's statement released on September 27 (
Post #159), Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (DHS oversees ICE) clarified on September 30 that new data released by ICE spanned decades -
https://apnews.com/article/immigrat...-biden-trump-fc19e795599471c0ab21d76050a71a74
BUT the concern should be focused on the FACT that there are "noncitizens" without identification (whose identities immigration officers cannot confirm) being released by US government (Biden-Harris administration) RIGHT NOW who "may inadvertently increase national security risks". THIS practice needs to STOP.
There's more.
Three agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in recent years did not fully weigh risks of allowing some noncitizens to enter the U.S. and board flights -
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/...n-cbp-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice
New US Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report released September 30 details this problem -
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2024-10/OIG-24-65-Sep24-Redacted.pdf
FINAL REPORT - CBP, ICE, and TSA Did Not Fully Assess Risks Associated with Releasing Noncitizens without Identification into the United States and Allowing Them to Travel on Domestic Flights (REDACTED):
MEMORANDUM FOR: ... Transportation Security Administration ... Customs and Border Protection ... Immigration and Customs Enforcement
FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D. Inspector General
The report contains three recommendations aimed at improving CBP’s, ICE’s, and TSA’s ability to assess risks to public safety of noncitizens released into the United States without identification and boarding domestic flights. Your office did not concur with the recommendations. Based on information provided in your response to the draft report, we consider recommendations 1, 2, and 3 open and unresolved.
As prescribed by the Department of Homeland Security Directive 077-01, Follow-Up and Resolutions for the Office of Inspector General Report Recommendations, within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, please provide our office with a written response that includes your (1) agreement or disagreement, (2) corrective action plan, and (3) target completion date for each recommendation ...
... What We Found
Although U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have policies and procedures to check the identity of noncitizens seeking entry into the United States, they cannot always verify the noncitizens’ identities. According to Federal law, noncitizens without identification are not admissible into the country and shall be detained. However, CBP and ICE officials are permitted to release noncitizens into the United States based on various considerations. Prior to releasing these individuals, CBP and ICE immigration officers accept self-reported biographical information, which they use to issue various immigration forms. Once in the United States, noncitizens can travel on domestic flights.
Noncitizens without Transportation Security Administration (TSA)- acceptable identification are allowed to board domestic flights. Before doing so, TSA requires them to undergo vetting and additional screening. Transportation security officers query law enforcement and immigration databases to validate the information on Department of Homeland Security–issued immigration forms and then conduct additional screening procedures such as pat downs. TSA’s vetting and screening procedures do not eliminate the risk that noncitizens who may pose a threat to fellow passengers could board domestic flights. Under current processes, CBP and ICE cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from entering the country. Additionally, TSA cannot ensure its vetting and screening procedures prevent high-risk noncitizens who may pose a threat to the flying public from boarding domestic flights.
DHS Response - The Department did not concur with our recommendations.
... Conclusion
(Redacted) CBP, ICE, and TSA have developed and implemented policies and procedures to screen noncitizens. However, their efforts (Redacted) If CBP and ICE continue to allow noncitizens — whose identities immigration officers cannot confirm — to enter the country, they may inadvertently increase national security risks.
