But that's not really "basically an open border" though is it?
Can you quantify "almost always"? Because here are some data I found:
- 83% of nondetained immigrants with completed or pending removal cases attended all of their hearings.
- 96% of nondetained immigrants represented by a lawyer attended all of their hearings.
- 15% of those who were ordered deported because they did not appear in court successfully reopened their cases and had their removal orders rescinded. In some years, as many as 20% of all orders of removal for missing court were later overturned.
Can you quantify "almost always"? Because here are some data I found:
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news/11-years-gov...This would seem to indicate the opposite, that they almost always attend the court date.
So while it's not perfect, it's clearly not true that the boarder was "basically open" under Biden.