Tens of thousands of illegal alien minors still waiting to be deported

Tens of thousands of illegal alien minors who crossed the border in the last two years have still not had their cases adjudicated by immigration courts and are still in the United States, attending school and receiving other benefits. Nearly 40% of the illegals have not shown up for their court dates so far. Washington Times: Most of the surge of children caught jumping the U.S.-Mexico border illegally over the past two years haven’t even had their cases decided by the immigration courts, leaving them in a legal limbo as states and counties struggle to assimilate them into schools and health care systems, according to a report released Thursday. Some children caught more than two years ago are still waiting for final court dates. Of those whose cases were decided, nearly half of them didn’t show up, meaning they were ordered deported in-absentia, the Migration Policy Institute said in its review of Homeland Security data. The Obama administration vowed to...(Read Full Post)