Biden Admin Seeking ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants; Kevin McCarthy tears into Biden for making it ‘EASIER’ for migrants to get to the U.S. with I.D. cards during the ‘worst border crisis in history’ that has seen almost one million cross undetected in a year

Biden Admin Seeking ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants:

The Biden administration wants to provide temporary identification cards to illegal immigrants who are awaiting final decisions on their cases, Axios reported.

Officials are considering a pilot program that would help immigrants access housing, health care, transportation and other benefits, two government sources told Axios.

The program also would encourage more frequent communication with law enforcement throughout the legal process, the sources added.

The fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill included $10 million for the program, called the “ICE Secure Docket Card program.”

“The ICE Secure Docket Card program is part of a pilot program to modernize various forms of documentation provided to provisionally released noncitizens through a consistent, verifiable, secure card,” an ICE spokesperson told Axios.

With Republicans currently favored to take control of the House in the November midterms, the administration is hoping to get needed Congressional approval before the end of September.

Details of the program, and who would be enrolled, have not been finalized. —>READ MORE HERE

Kevin McCarthy tears into Biden for making it ‘EASIER’ for migrants to get to the U.S. with I.D. cards during the ‘worst border crisis in history’ that has seen almost one million cross undetected in a year:

Kevin McCarthy said President Joe Biden continues to implement policies that make it ‘easier’ for illegal immigrants to come to the U.S. as the administration works to roll out a program providing I.D. cards to migrants.

‘During the worst border crisis in history, the Biden administration is now handing out ID cards to illegal migrants to make it easier to travel throughout the United States,’ the House Minority leader told DailyMail.com.

‘This is the exact opposite of what he should be doing,’ McCarthy added.

The Biden administration plans to launch an initiative giving temporary I.D. cards to migrants awaiting decisions on their immigration proceedings so they can more easily access services and government benefits.

Illegal immigrants and asylum-seeking migrants awaiting final decisions on their cases often have difficulty getting housing, healthcare and transportation without identification cards.

In order to relieve some of these obstacles, and serve as a mutual benefit to the government, officials are now considering a pilot program that would provide I.D. cards while incentivizing checks ins and more frequent communication with law enforcement throughout immigration proceedings, two sources familiar with planning told Axios.

The cards would feature a photo and biographic identifiers. It would also include ‘cutting-edge security features,’ an ICE spokesperson said.

Since the start of Fiscal Year 2021 in October, approximately 900,000 migrants have avoided detection when crossing illegally into the U.S., sources at the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News. —>READ MORE HERE

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