Cornyn wants more resources for ICE, to stop abscondors

Houston Chronicle:

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has called for an investigation into how immigration officials screen inmates in Harris County Jail, after a series of reports this week by the Houston Chronicle.

The Chronicle investigation found federal immigration officials allowed scores of violent criminals, including some ordered deported decades ago, to walk away from jail despite the inmates' admission to jailers that they were in the country illegally.

The Texas Republican said on Monday that the Chronicle's investigation "raised some very serious concerns." He said he requested information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, and was particularly concerned about the finding that suspected illegal immigrants had posted bail and absconded on criminal charges, including murder, aggravated sexual assault of a child and drug trafficking.

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Cornyn said Congress "needs to immediately approve additional funding to put more boots on the ground" if ICE lacks necessary resources.

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I think ICE has been an under resourced agency for years, because of Congress;s lack of seriousness in dealing with immigration law. While there has been some increase after the failure of the so called comprehensive immigration reform last year, there is still much to be done and immigration groups are already trying to pressure for reduced enforcement.