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Non-Detained Immigrant Cases Surge to Over 7.4 Million

Fox News reported the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's non-detained docket surged to over 7.4 million cases in fiscal year 2024, potentially reaching 8 million by year’s end. This program, part of ICE’s Alternatives to Detention, aids released migrants in complying with conditions and court appearances. However, staffing issues persist, with around 6,000 officers managing an average of 7,000 cases each, making it a challenge to handle the increased border crossings.

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The non-detained docket has added more than 1 million cases since October 1 and more than doubled since President Biden took office in 2021, when the docket had just under 3.7 million cases on it.

The number of those on the non-detained docket also does not include the nearly 1.9 million recorded getaways that have entered the country since Biden took office, federal sources said, noting that those migrants have not had any contact with the Department of Homeland Security.

Nevertheless, those 1.9 million are also the responsibility of ICE officers, who are tasked with tracking down and removing those migrants, in addition to managing the non-detained docket.

Naturally, a spokesman for the White House blamed Republicans, saying, “Congressional Republicans had an opportunity to support the fairest and toughest set of reforms in decades, and they chose to put partisan political interests ahead of fixing our immigration system and securing our borders. Congressional Republicans have proven that they do not care about securing our border because, frankly, if they did, they would have supported the bipartisan agreement.”

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