Less than 1.5 percent of the country’s unlawful population is under the supervision of President Biden’s Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), meaning that nearly 99 percent of illegals and border crossers are living in freedom throughout the United States, according to a report.
A number of House and Senate Republicans distributed the federal data collected by the National Immigration Center for Enforcement (NICE). NICE examines the total number of undocumented immigrants residing in American communities, currently estimated to be close to 17 million.
Out of the millions of illegal aliens and border crossers in the United States, only roughly 1.34 percent are under the supervision of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) or in jail by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Breitbart News revealed last week that ICE’s so-called “non-detained docket” currently lists around 7.4 million border crossers. Although they are not in ICE jail, these border crossers are known to the Biden administration and reside all around the country.
Less than 2.5 percent of the people in the non-detained docket are under ISAP surveillance.
Asserting that Biden was trying to deceive Americans about immigration, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wrote, “99 percent of illegals in America are wandering free.” Keep in mind that he is currently in charge of our southern border.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) stated of the figure, “Of the approximately 17 million illegals in the U.S. today, 99 percent are wandering free, entirely uncontrolled by the Biden [administration]. Only 1% of the population receives active supervision. Merely 0.25 percent are in custody. This cannot continue.”
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Hagerty have sponsored the “Reshape Alternatives to Detention Act,” which would mandate that DHS house border crossers in all available detention spaces. The law would compel the DHS to place immigrants on ISAP, enabling GPS monitoring while they await their deportation proceedings until they occupy all available detention spaces.
The legislation aims to enroll all migrants on its non-detained docket in ISAP, enabling ICE to track their whereabouts in case they abscond from the program or receive a deportation order from a federal immigration judge.
If current trends continue, we anticipate adding nearly eight million migrants to ICE’s non-detained docket by the end of the year; the vast majority of these individuals will not be subject to ISAP monitoring.
