Former ICE Officials Dismiss Mayorkas Claims of Migrants’ Prompt Deportation

Alejandro Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas consistently stated that immigrants that will not be granted asylum will be immediately removed from the US, Fox News informed. 

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials argue that given the massive release of illegal immigrants into the United States and the administration’s current policies, there is little chance of it happening.

Mayorkas has reiterated his allegations about what’s happening to migrants at the southern border in media appearances and in front of various legislative panels.

He said something similar about migrants being deported on Tuesday, but dropped the phrase “promptly.”

Migrants who are apprehended and pass a preliminary asylum screening are often given a Notice to Report to an ICE facility or a Notice to Appear in court for their immigration hearings.

They submit their asylum application through the legal system.

Mayorkas characterized the immigration court procedure as “immigration enforcement proceedings,” which takes just over 5 years before a deportation order is issued (between six and eight years, according to Mayorkas this week), during which migrants are not imprisoned.

Approximately 3.5 million migrants are currently in this position, which is referred to as the “non-detained docket.”

For a portion of their proceedings, a small percentage of those migrants will be placed in “Alternatives to Detention,” where they will be expected to verify themselves via phone call, smartphone app, or an ankle bracelet.

Around 220,000 migrants are currently enrolled in ATD.

The Washington Post issued a fact check on Mayorkas’ claims about migrants being “promptly removed,” awarding him “Three Pinnochios” and pointing out the five-year wait time, which isn’t at all prompt.

However, the DHS has stated that Mayorkas’ reference to “rapid” removal refers to what occurs when migrants are determined to be without a legal claim.

In terms of the non-detained docket, the DHS has stated that it recognizes that the existing court procedure takes too long, which is why it is introducing a new asylum regulation that will cut that time down to months by shifting cases from immigration courts to U.S. district judges.

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