In recent months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has eliminated two programs for immigrants for budgetary reasons, determining that the benefits were not worth the “significant costs.”
The agency notified members of Congress last week that it will no longer enroll immigrants in non-custodial records in the Wraparound Stabilization Services (WSS) and Young Adult Case Management (YACMP) systems.
Both programs were launched with the goal of getting a greater percentage of the more than 7 million immigrants on ICE's non-custodial records to comply with their release conditions.
“ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations” [ERO] The challenge with the WSS was that it was costly with little improvement, the agency wrote. in the letter The letter, obtained by Fox News, was addressed to Rep. Byron Donald (R-Florida) and more than a dozen other members of Congress.
“As a result, ERO has determined that if WSS does not benefit ICE or help advance ICE's mission, it is not sufficiently cost-effective to continue paying for these services,” the letter continues. Ta.
Launched in February 2020, WSS provides migrants released into the country with “psychosocial and behavioral health support for vulnerable participants and their families who benefit from additional stabilization services.” provided access to the services provided.
ICE noted that the program, which stopped referrals in July, only had a 2% higher compliance rate than those who did not enroll.
The YACMP program, which provided legal services, testing, referrals to social service programs, and human trafficking testing to 18- and 19-year-old immigrants in 16 cities, was also discontinued.
“In addition to financial constraints, a review of the program found that YACMP was not aligned with ERO's mission and priorities,” ICE wrote. “In short, ERO has taken steps to realign or discontinue use of programs to address the budget challenges facing agencies.”
The agency announced in June that it had decided not to renew the vendor agreement YACMP, which begins in 2023.
The letter was in response to a May request from members of Congress for more information about ICE's “Alternatives to Detention” program, which typically submits immigrants to GPS tracking after they are released to prison. or report their whereabouts using a smartphone app. us.
ICE argued in the letter that the program is an “efficient and effective” program to track undetained immigrants and ensure compliance.
The agency noted that 98.6% of immigrants enrolled in the ICE tracking program appeared for their entire court hearing and 90.4% appeared for their final hearing.
ICE also reported that of the 181,000 immigrants enrolled in the Alternative to Detention Program in fiscal year 2024, 3,913 were charged with crimes, resulting in 688 convictions, including 10 sex crimes and two murders. He told the lawmakers that he had received it.
