BATON
ROUGE, LA - Attorney General Jeff Landry has sued the Biden Administration for
its refusal to take custody of criminal aliens.
Federal
statute requires that illegal aliens convicted of felonies be detained and
deported. However, the Biden Administration has issued unlawful directives that
are resulting in the release of criminal aliens into the community.
"The
President's refusal to enforce the law only worsens an already dire border
crisis," General Landry said. "Law and order must prevail; dangerous
and violent criminal aliens must not be allowed to roam free in our
communities."
The
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not removing individuals
subject to mandatory deportation, causing these individuals to be released.
Louisiana, more than any other State, has greater risk due to the large number
of local jails that are used to house detainees prior to removal. The lawsuit,
also joined by Texas, states the actions of the President "violate the
Immigration and Nationality Act, the Administrative Procedure Act
("APA"), and binding agreements DHS negotiated with the State of
Texas and the State of Louisiana."
"This
Administration continues to use discretion in non-discretionary duties,"
General Landry continued. "I will not stand for it."