A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif., July 8, 2019.
Mandatory Credit:	Gregory Bull/AP/FILE

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif., July 8, 2019.
Mandatory Credit: Gregory Bull/AP/FILE

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ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted contingency plans to cut detention capacity and release thousands of immigrants as a result, according to a source familiar with the plan.