New Biden Program Aims to Put Migrants Under House Arrest Instead of Detention; Biden is Planning on Putting Single Migrant Adults Caught on the Mexican Border Under HOUSE ARREST as an Alternative to Detention: A Nationwide Program of Up to 400,000 is Expected to Roll Out Later This Year

New Biden program aims to put migrants under house arrest instead of detention:

The Biden administration wants to put hundreds of migrants under house arrest in a test program aimed at slashing costs amid soaring numbers of crossings at the US-Mexico border.

The “Home Curfew” pilot program in Baltimore and Houston would include between 100 and 200 single adults at each location, according to a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo seen by Reuters as the administration tries to move away from the use of for-profit detention centers.

“We just don’t have the capacity,” a Department of Homeland Security official told Reuters. “We’re not going to detain our way out of the border crisis.”

Officials claim the program would cost between $6-8 per enrollee instead of the $142-a-day cost at bustling detention centers. President Joe Biden pledged to end for-profit detention centers during his campaign for office but has failed to do. Thousands are pursuing immigration cases even though COVID-10 restrictions mean many migrants caught entering the country are not allowed to stay.

Under the proposed program, enrollees would be required to be home from 8 p.m.- 8 a.m. but may leave other hours if they have work authorization or other exemptions, according to Reuters. Alternative programs already in place, including ankle bracelet monitoring, do not require people to be confined at home. —>READ MORE HERE

Biden is planning on putting single migrant adults caught on the Mexican border under HOUSE ARREST in Baltimore and Houston as a ‘cheaper’ alternative to detention:

• The 120-day pilot program will begin in Houston and Baltimore, where 100 to 200 single adults placed under part-time house arrest in each location 

• The so-called ‘home curfew’ pilot would cost just $6-8 per day, far less than the $142 daily cost of immigration detention 

• A nationwide program of up to 400,000 is expected to roll out later this year 

• Border agents saw a record 1.9 million encounters at the southern border in 2021, reflecting a surge since the Biden administration took office

The Biden administration is looking to place hundreds of migrants under part-time house arrest, as a cheaper alternative to holding them at detention facilities amid record-high crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The 120-day pilot program will begin in Houston and Baltimore, where 100 to 200 single adults placed under house arrest in each location, according to a notice sent by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and reviewed by Reuters.

The so-called ‘home curfew’ pilot would cost just $6-8 per day, far less than the $142 daily cost of immigration detention. —>READ MORE HERE

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