A Biden-Harris regime program designed to swiftly remove migrant families who entered the US illegally is facing scrutiny after recent data revealed that nearly 90 percent of those enrolled have been allowed to stay.
Since its launch in May 2023, the Family Expedited Removal Program has processed 24,000 migrants, yet only 2,600 have been deported, leaving over 22,000 still in the country.
Additionally, more than 3,600 migrants have gone missing from the program and are unaccounted for.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) criticized the program, claiming it fails to effectively enforce immigration laws.
“These numbers show that the Biden-Harris [government] is not serious about securing the border or enforcing the law,” Green said. He accused President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of neglecting their duties and misleading the American public.
The program, which aimed to handle migrant families with children, involves placing an ankle monitor on one adult per family while processing their removal.
However, it includes loopholes allowing individuals to request a “fear-based” screening and, if denied, a further hearing with an immigration judge. This has led to many migrants remaining in the US despite the program’s intentions.
The program is just the latest immigration failure of the Biden-Harris regime, which has allowed millions of illegals into the United States since President Biden took office.
Harris, who was made Border Czar by Biden, refused to reply to invitations from border states to visit key areas experiencing surges of illegal arrivals.
Several border officials have slammed Harris for her inaction on the border, with some noting the horrific crimes, including murder and rape, perpetrated by illegal aliens who entered during the Biden-Harris regime.