"ICE Considers Mass Release of Migrants Due to Budget Shortfall"

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering releasing thousands of migrants from detention due to a budget shortfall, with the potential release of 4,000 to 6,000 migrants. The Biden administration had requested additional funding for ICE operations, including deportations and detention beds, but Congress has not approved the funds. The budget shortfall also threatens to undermine ICE's efforts to deport migrants and affects other parts of the immigration system, including border surveillance technology and processing legal immigration benefits.