Border Patrol in Rio Grande Valley considering releasing illegal crossers into U.S. without court date
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Fox News has learned from a senior CBP source that a plan is under consideration for Border Patrol Agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) to begin releasing illegal border crossers who claim asylum without issuing a Notice to Appear (NTA) - meaning they will depart custody without a court date.
The source says the reasoning for the decision is that the situation has "become so dire that BP [Border Patrol] has no choice but to release people nearly immediately after apprehension because there is no space to hold people even to do necessary NTA paperwork." The process of issuing each migrant an NTA can take hours per individual or family. This would not apply to unaccompanied minors. The RGV is ground zero for the surge in border crossings and is more than 700% overcapacity.More Related News