Migrant families being released without notices to appear in court

US authorities have been releasing illegal immigrant families without notices to appear in immigration court amid an overwhelming record surge in border crossings.

News of the new practice came last week, when Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) revealed that about 150 migrants were released in one weekend “without a notice to appear” in court. “How do you release somebody to the country without a notice to appear?” he asked on Fox News, noting that those released were family units, not adults or unaccompanied children.