GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (Florida) summed up the problem with the current “catch and release” policy when it comes to illegal immigration very effectively.

I think most people want an asylum system that works. Right now, we have catch and release. The Democrats are against the catch, we’re against the release. pic.twitter.com/clqAdbvaUY — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) May 17, 2019

Clever.

And true.

Meanwhile, President Trump ripped catch and release during his Friday tweets as “ridiculous” and warned that its days are numbered.

Border Patrol is apprehending record numbers of people at the Southern Border. The bad “hombres,” of which there are many, are being detained & will be sent home. Those which we release under the ridiculous Catch & Telease loophole, are being registered and will be removed later! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2019

All people that are illegally coming into the United States now will be removed from our Country at a later date as we build up our removal forces and as the laws are changed. Please do not make yourselves too comfortable, you will be leaving soon! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2019

Pres warns that days are numbered for "catch-and-release" for illegal immigrants. https://t.co/SRhR57CwG6 — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 17, 2019

We shall see.

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