House Republican: 'Catch and release' in full effect at border

A senior House Republican said Monday the Trump administration has resorted to implementing “catch and release” at the border instead of after being held for several weeks due to the sheer number of migrants illegally crossing from Mexico into the U.S. and claim to have a credible fear of returning home.

“Law enforcement doesn’t have the resources to process and detain the crushing influx of migrants arriving at the border. As a result, they are directly releasing migrants into the United States – catch and release,” House Homeland Security ranking member Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said in a statement Monday. “Without Congressional action, the situation on the ground poses a serious threat to human life and national security.”