– The buses being blocked were ICE buses with undocumented folks who’d been CAUGHT. The buses were taking them from one Homeland Security facility that was overcrowded, to a less crowded facility.
– The ICE folks weren’t going to just release these detainees. They were going to process them, schedule hearing dates, and follow the legal due process procedures.
– After processing at Murrietta they were going to be shipped off to other ICE facilities, and if there were sponsors available, some of these folks *might* be able to be released to custody of the sponsors (in other locations) to await their deportation hearing.
Did I get this right? This is what I’ve been reading.
Why are folks who are theoretically concerned about the “illegal” aspect of the border crossings now trying to circumvent the law and order process? Why aren’t they supporting the detaining of these immigrants while their legal status us determined?
If the block enough buses – the ICE will be forced to release them onto the streets since they have no room for them in the facilities in Texas.
Seems like if you’re for law an order, you should be allowing the Homeland Security folks to actually follow the laws and provide due process – even if that means housing detainees at the INS facility in Murrietta.
