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ICE admits record 5.7 million migrants in US — Biden wants to provide
‘medical services, housing’ to all
By Diana Glebova
Published Oct. 12, 2023, 2:13 p.m. ET
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is overseeing 5.7 million
migrants in the US — who could soon be provided free medical services,
food and even housing by the Biden administration, The Post has learned.

The record number of non-detained migrants being monitored by the
federal agency — 2.4 million more than before Biden became president —
was buried in paperwork detailing its “Release and Reporting Management”
(RRM) program.

The plan is for vendors to join ICE’s monitoring of migrants through
ankle monitors, phone apps and in-person check-ins.

However, the initiative also aims to provide a range of other perks to
the non-citizens on the taxpayers’ dime.

The program would cost “billions” and effectively be a “welfare” program
for non-detained migrants awaiting court dates, former ICE director Tom
Homan told The Post.

“The RRM is just a push by the open border advocates to provide welfare
benefits to 6 million people,” the former ICE director continued.

Migrants cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the United States.
5 Migrants cross the Rio Grande River from Mexico into the United States.
James Keivom
Migrants crammed together at a border fence in Texas
5 The Biden administration has experienced record-breaking numbers of
migrants crossing into the US illegally.
James Keivom

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NY Post composite
RRM is anticipated to “replace all of ICE’s non-detained programs” and
would “apply to the entire non-detained docket,” a question-and-answer
form ICE published in September reads, clarifying: “The current
non-detained docket is 5.7M.”

Those held in ICE detention for processing at the border or in
facilities awaiting deportation are not included in the 5.7 million figure.

The services for “all RRM participants” would include “legal assistance;
psychosocial services; therapeutic services; medical services; food and
clothing banks; housing; public transportation information; parental
information; education information; and repatriation and reintegration
services,” according to the RFI form published Aug. 17.

“These services are designed to increase participant compliance with
immigration obligations through information, stabilization, and support.
Services will be individualized to each participant’s needs and may
range from basic referrals to intensive direct assistance,” the RFI form
reads.

Homan criticized the program for providing legal assistance to migrants
who crossed over the border.

“They’re going to give legal assistance to illegal aliens at the
taxpayers’ expense to fight the government,” he said. All the services
combined are a “massive giveaway that are going to cost billions of
dollars.”

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The Biden administration has let in 99% of migrants who have come over
the border during his presidency, a GOP congressional report found on
Monday.
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The number of migrants in the country under ICE monitoring stood at 3.26
million in fiscal year 2020 and had exploded to 4.7 million by fiscal
year 2022, according to ICE records.

When migrants are admitted to the US to pursue asylum claims, most have
to check in with ICE on a regular basis at an office in the area where
they are staying. Others have ankle monitors or have to check in via an
app with facial recognition.

In 2021, each case manager had an average of 125 people in the scheme to
monitor, according to a fact sheet produced by the agency.

In August, ICE sent out a Request for Information (RFI) form to US
“vendors” to gauge their interest in participating in the
government-funded program.

The Biden administration is in the planning phase and has not rolled out
RRM, but plans to send out a “Request for Proposal” to vendors in fiscal
year 2024, the ICE Q&A form reads.

a group of migrants by the border wall
5 US Customs and Border Protection officers prepare to transport migrants
who crossed the US-Mexico border at the Rio Grande River from Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, to a vehicle for transportation to a facility for
processing.
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RRM is intended to replace its “precursor,” Alternatives to Detention
(ATD), which was released in 2004, according to the RFI form. The new
Biden initiative would “require additional funding” beyond what is
currently allocated for ATD, the Q&A form says.

Only 194,632 migrants are being tracked by GPS or other technology in
the ATD program, ICE estimated in fiscal year 2023, meaning millions of
migrants are roaming the country untracked.

US Customs and Border Protection has encountered a record-breaking
number of migrants during Biden’s presidency. In fiscal year 2022, the
number of encounters topped 2.76 million, according to agency data.

The government previously admitted to losing track of 177,000 migrants
after they were released into the US, according to a Department of
Homeland Security report.

ICE did not respond to an inquiry from The Post at the time of publication.

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