The following article by Salvador Rizzo was posted on the Washington Post website April 4, 2018:
“Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!”
— President Trump, in a tweet, April 1, 2018
What caught our eye in this tweet was Trump’s claim that “catch and release” is a Democratic policy.
There’s no hard and fast definition, but “catch and release” usually refers to U.S. immigration authorities’ practice of releasing unauthorized immigrants while they await immigration hearings, rather than keeping them in custody. Continue reading “President Trump’s claim that Democrats created ‘catch and release’ policies”