Congressman Doug Collins: DHS failure to provide answers is unacceptable

via Press Release:

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded last week to a March 7th letter sent by Representative Doug Collins (R-GA) and other Members of the Georgia delegation demanding answers from the Department on their shocking decision to release over 2,000 criminal illegal aliens without Congressional knowledge or approval. Representative Collins released the following statement reacting to the response from DHS:

“It is inexcusable that DHS continues to stonewall Congress on their rationale for releasing over 2000 criminal illegal aliens. Under the guise of sequestration, and in direct contradiction to the laws on the books, DHS has repeatedly made political decisions to release illegal immigrants from custody. Their answers up to this point have been insufficient at best, and this letter is just another example.

“My Georgia colleagues and I have sent a second letter to DHS and ICE requesting detailed, specific information about the releases from the four detention centers in Georgia. The families in Northeast Georgia, and across our state, deserve to know if criminal aliens were released near their homes and schools. I hope DHS will place the safety and security of Americans over partisan politics and provide us with the answers we need, and the taxpayers deserve.”

In addition to the March 7^th letter, Collins and other Members of the Georgia delegation are awaiting a response to a follow-up correspondence sent to the Department of Homeland Security on March 19th.