CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings September 2, 2015
Willynilly. We release people pursuant to these statutes and regulations. There are only a limited number of crimes that we are we are required to detain people. It is mandatory. They are spelled out here very clearly. Many of them related to Drug Distribution and conspiracy. The rest of the people, as you know very well, the law requires us to release some of the a small percentage of the total. Also the immigration courts have half a million case backlog, they have the proceedings they go through. They will order release because many of these folks challenge their bond or their detention. Bu...