Sequester Cuts Free Some Immigration Detainees

NPR | Feb. 27, 2013 4:37 a.m. | Updated: Feb. 27, 2013 8:10 a.m.

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Reaction is coming in from the Obama administration's unusual move releasing immigration detainees due to budget cuts. An Arizona sheriff is blasting the sequestration gridlock for undermining the safety of local communities, while immigrant rights groups say it shouldn't take a budget crisis to do what they think is right.