White House was 'unaware' of immigration detainee release

CNN writes, (CNN) – Neither the White House nor the Homeland Security Department headquarters were made aware of the Immigration Customs and Enforcement decision to release detainees ahead of the pending forced spending cuts, an administration official said Wednesday. Separately, at a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the decision was made by ICE "without any input from the White House."Follow @politicalticker "The agency released these low-risk, non-criminal detainees under a less-expensive form of monitoring to ensure detention levels stayed within ICE's overall budget," he…

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