Biden Admin Threatens To Prosecute Border Crossers Who Were Previously Deported
Posted on AllSides August 9th, 2021
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A high-ranking U.S. Border Patrol official said the Biden administration could federally prosecute border crossers who were previously deported.
Migrant adults attempting to illegally cross the border after being deported might face criminal prosecution, according to CBS News. The new potential charges are aimed at discouraging migrants from attempting repeat crossings after they’re expelled from the U.S.
“Any single adult who is apprehended along the Southwest border who has previously been apprehended and deported under Title 8 will be referred to prosecution,” said Manuel Padilla, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol’s operations directorate, on Friday....
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