Acting ICE director: ‘Congress has absolutely failed’ to stem border crisis – POLITICO

Acting ICE director: ‘Congress has absolutely failed’ to stem border crisis  POLITICO

President Donald Trump’s pick to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement blasted lawmakers Tuesday for failing to change laws to discourage migrants from trekking to the United States. Speaking with reporters at ICE headquarters, acting Director Mark Morgan urged Congress to rework laws to detain families for longer periods and to permit the rapid deportation of unaccompanied minors. “Congress has absolutely failed in this area,” Morgan said during a roundtable with other top ICE officials. “It’s unsustainable and nobody should want this.” Morgan also pressed lawmakers to approve a $4.5 bil…

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