by his side, immigration rights advocates are calling on his administration to shift resources out of the country's sprawling immigration enforcement system and into community services. But with billions of taxpayer dollars already earmarked for detention and deportation, and powerful political and corporate interests aligned to continue operations, Biden will face hurdles to making transformative changes, experts and advocates told Capital & Main.
Although Biden said during his presidential campaign that he would not build"another foot" of the Trump-sanctioned border wall, Congress set aside more than $1.3 billion for it in a 2019 bill. CBP, which enforces immigration laws along the nation's borders, will also get over a hundred million dollars for new aircraft and surveillance equipment.
ICE will also get a big bump in 2021 spending for its"Alternatives to Detention" program, which is meant to reduce the number of people detained for civil immigration violations by offering alternatives like parole, bond or surveillance monitoring. Many of these programs are run by the same companies that operate detention facilities for ICE, including GEO Group, one of the largest private prison contractors in the country.
"There's been a real failure by congressional leadership to defend the power of the purse," said Heidi Altman, the policy director for the National Immigrant Justice Center, which provides legal services to immigrants.
President Joe Biden doesn't even remember being candidate Joe Biden........ The man thought he was running for Senate.
No, Biden for sure will go the way of Macron. They claimed change to win office but we've seen both of their pasts. I'm already seeing some of it with the 8 Year immigration plan and his appointees rejecting the caravan.
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