Former ICE director criticizes Biden’s immigration decisions

On Monday, July 5, 2021, Ronald Donato Vitiello, who served as Acting Director of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) from June 2018 to April 2019, commented on the current border situation and Biden’s immigration policies.

Before discussing Vitiello’s opinion, it is important to explain that when we talk about the border situation, we are referring to a surge of illegal border crossings that has taken place since the end of 2020, but which has increased substantially since early 2021, after President Biden took office.

Returning to Vitiello’s subject, the former director of ICE, one of the entities in charge of enforcing immigration law in the US, openly stated that the border chaos is taking place mainly because the Biden administration removed certain restrictions implemented by the Trump administration, which, in his view, sent a welcome message to immigrant communities.

Vitiello also commented on the trips that important members of the Biden administration such as Alejandro Mayorkas and Kamala Harris have recently made to Central American territory, stating that “Working with Guatemala, working with The Northern Triangle on governance and anti-corruption activities, that’s all well and good, but that’s not going to stop the surge that’s occurring on the border right now (…) We’ve encouraged people to send or bring their children to the border and the root cause of the chaos is the reversal of the policies”.

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The border situation and its impact on the American public’s opinion

Vitiello is not the only one who has commented on the current border situation. In fact, the surge of illegal crossings has been a national issue in recent months, increasing the debate and social controversy surrounding the immigration sector.

The attention of the American public has been heavily focused on this fact, and the biggest challenge facing the Biden administration so far has been the situation at the borders. This is mainly because the current president of the US does not plan to simply implement strict policies, but also seeks to address the root causes of mass irregular migration to create lasting solutions rather than temporary reliefs.

Therefore, this effort is undoubtedly something that will take time, and the American public is pushing for the Biden administration to resolve the situation as soon as possible. In fact, in one of our most recent articles we talked about a national poll, which reveals that the local population approves of Biden’s work in general, but his approval rate remains relatively low when it comes to immigration.

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