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3,700 illegal immigrant ‘Threat Level 1’ criminals released into U.S. by DHS

3,700 illegal immigrant ‘Threat Level 1’ criminals released into U.S. by DHS By Stephen Dinan Most of the illegal immigrant criminals Homeland Security officials released from custody last year were discretionary, meaning the department could have kept them in detention but chose instead to let them onto the streets as their deportation cases moved through the system, according to new numbers from Congress. Some of those released were the worst of the worst — more than 3,700 “Threat Level 1” criminals, who are deemed the top priority for deportation, were still released out into the community even as they waited… View Article