Kim Perales on Nostr: 🔕: Surge in migrant “encounters” at the border *a way for the agency to ...
🔕: Surge in migrant “encounters” at the border *a way for the agency to request a⬆️enforcement budget.
An “encounter” is any person who's Q'ed by agents, or anyone whose doc is run thru the system. The aver. BP agent apprehends 6-7 ppl/mo. *suspect has a criminal record... not an everyday occurrence for maj. of agents. Apprehensions⬇️over time,⬇️83% from 1990’s to just 21/agent.
Real crisis: lack of resources to help migrants legally request asylum.
#Immigration #GOPLies https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/21/how-to-manufacture-a-border-crisis/
An “encounter” is any person who's Q'ed by agents, or anyone whose doc is run thru the system. The aver. BP agent apprehends 6-7 ppl/mo. *suspect has a criminal record... not an everyday occurrence for maj. of agents. Apprehensions⬇️over time,⬇️83% from 1990’s to just 21/agent.
Real crisis: lack of resources to help migrants legally request asylum.
#Immigration #GOPLies https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/21/how-to-manufacture-a-border-crisis/