Almost a third of 6,000 federal prisoners scheduled to be freed between Fridayand Tuesday will immediately be turned over to U.S. immigration authorities for deportation proceedings.
The move comes as part of a push to reduce America's soaring incarceration rate.
While the release will be a happy occasion for the thousands of inmates who are U.S. citizens and will reunite with their families, many of the roughly 1,780 foreign inmates to be put on the deportation track will leave family members behind in the United States.
Despite Obama administration assurances that the transfer of ex-convicts into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a routine occurrence, immigrant advocates worry they may not receive due process as they leave.
Final deportation orders are in effect for 763 of the foreign inmates, who could be deported within days. The rest will be transferred to immigrant detention centers to await orders.
The latest mass release, one of the largest in U.S. history, is a result of retroactive reductions to mandatory minimum sentence guidelines for certain non-violent drug offences.
-Daily Mail
*I am sure some will be Nigeria headed..na wa!
I can imagine the anxiety most of them already feel.
ReplyDeleteMost of them won't even know where to start from.
I bet 50% would be Nigerians
DeleteDefinitely na.
ReplyDeleteI believe there are nigerians in every prison in d world
Na wa oh! Don't you trust us again? US for that matter
DeleteGood for them
ReplyDeleteVery good for them o. Freedom at last
ReplyDeleteok nah not bad news
ReplyDeleteThe hustle is real.
ReplyDeleteNice move!
ReplyDeleteI Don't know if I should say nigeria should follow suit. ..........
More thieves to the street.
Nah serious wah
ReplyDeleteNah serious wah
ReplyDeleteThis is serious.
ReplyDeleteEconomic crunch in motion.
ReplyDeleteUSA has more on the sleeves. Just watch out.
....Life goes on....
That's a sure thing na!
ReplyDeleteGood news to the prisoners... Some prisoners may even prefer to remain in prison in US to being deported to their countries.
ReplyDeleteGood, the prisoners will regain their freedom. I only pity those that will be deported.
ReplyDeleteYou are sure or 40% of them are Nigerians. Wait n see
ReplyDeleteHmmmm nigeria headed stella!!!
ReplyDeletePlease child molesters/Paedophiles should be monitored closely oooh.
ReplyDeleteIf possible make dem put that monitoring device for their legs maka when they enter "danger" zone..... they rarely change,dunno why!
Those ones being sent home should not cry too much,atleast they will enjoy freedom,i feel for the families they will leave behind.
Are you sure u are not one?u are sounding so suspicious,don't know why I feel u were the one molesting a 5year old boy
DeleteMost definitely Stella enough Nigerians will be there, we are scattered across the globe.
ReplyDeleteOn a lighter note, hope they would release both Chapman and Vous from Litchfield too o. I'm tired of those 2 in prison.
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