The detainee’s medical needs are prioritized prior to any transfer of the detainee to another facility.Detainees in transit from one facility to another institution or jurisdiction will be transported in a safe and humane manner under the supervision of trained and experienced personnel.ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in our custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments and under appropriate conditions of confinement.ICE has used Abilene Regional Airport to facilitate detainee transfers in accordance with operational needs.ICE released the following background information on their operation in Abilene: KTAB and KRBC spoke to an immigrant who says he was quarantined for COVID-19 and vaccinated when he went through the process, then was released from the Blue Bonnet Facility, as well as an immigration attorney, who explains how the immigrants are able to leave and board flights to other places across the country. “So no, they didn’t notify me, they didn’t notify County Commissioners, County Judges, mayors, nobody.State Reps.” “Nobody, and I have called a number of local officials, and not one person has been notified by ICE or Homeland Security about this activity,” Arrington says.
He claims none of the city, county, or state officials in the Big Country have been notified of the ICE activity at the Abilene Regional Airport and no one in this area has a clear idea of what exactly is involved in catch and release operation in Abilene. “We have called everybody, up and down the chain, from the Secretary’s office to the local ICE agents, we hadn’t gotten any answers, we are asking, what’s going on, how many people are being released, where are they going, who is following up, will they have a court date, or their immigration hearing, or are they not even given a notice to appear in court, are they tested for COVID, what is the protocol for notifying local officials, has there been a background check run on these folks,” Arrington explains. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, says the flights have likely been coming into Abilene for some time but he was unaware that the immigrants were being taken to our airport after being released from custody, where they are then allowed to travel anywhere they have a sponsor, such as a family member or friend.Īrrington says he tried to contact ICE, and he was unable to get clear answers to several key questions, such as how many immigrants are being released, where they are going, and more. So how long has this practice been going on? U.S. Undocumented immigrant describes going through mysterious ‘catch and release’ process in Abilene
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