Challenging the White House’s claim that it had nothing to do with the release of over 2,000 immigration detainees from American jail, opposition Republicans have suggested it was motivated by politics rather than forced budget cuts.
‘From this vantage point, it does look like the decision to release detainees was a political determination and not a monetary determination,’ said Republican House member Trey Gowdy during a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.
The Republicans have sharply criticised the February release of 2,228 immigrants saying the Obama administration was freeing foreign criminals to dramatise its opposition to the automatic federal spending cuts that went into effect 1 March.
‘From this vantage point, it does look like the decision to release detainees was a political determination and not a monetary determination,’ said Republican House member Trey Gowdy during a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday.
The Republicans have sharply criticised the February release of 2,228 immigrants saying the Obama administration was freeing foreign criminals to dramatise its opposition to the automatic federal spending cuts that went into effect 1 March.