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Report: ICE faulted for freeing detainees in 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/13/customs-enforcement-immigration-detainees-release/13990703/Report: ICE faulted for freeing detainees in 2013
Daniel González; and Dan Nowicki, The Arizona Republic 7:22 a.m. EDT August 13, 2014
PHOENIX — An investigation into the release of more than 2,220 immigration detainees in 2013 that drew outrage from Gov. Jan Brewer and other Arizona officials faults top Immigration and Customs Enforcement executives for poor planning and a lack of communication.
But the investigation by the Office of Inspector General did not find evidence that the release of the detainees, among them more than 600 convicted criminals, was politically motivated, as Brewer and other critics have charged.
Instead, the inspector general's 42-page report made public Tuesday supports claims by ICE officials that they decided to release immigration detainees — including the convicted criminals — in late February and early March 2013 for budgetary reasons, as mandatory across-the-board cuts known as the sequester were about to kick in.
A total of 2,228 immigration detainees were released, including 342 from detention facilities in Arizona, the highest number in any state.