A group of House Republicans led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is asking the FBI to provide details about reported backlogs in processing DNA tests for illegal immigrants and the impact on the nation. has expressed concern. safety.
Lawmakers sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray following the Daily Caller report, which reported: 15 months Unfinished business About DNA testing for immigrants. The FBI conducts tests on immigrants 14 and older.
“These reports are alarming because criminal illegal aliens may be moving around the country for more than a year until law enforcement can act on evidence collected from DNA testing. “This is because it means that there is,” the lawmakers said.
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A group of migrants head to a van as hundreds of migrants gather along the border on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Wray himself has reportedly expressed concern that the surge in migrants at the southern border has resulted in a significant increase in the number of samples that need to be collected and processed.
In fiscal year 2023, there were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters, breaking the record for migrant encounters. There were more than 302,000 encounters in December, a new record for the month. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told authorities they would release “more than 85%” of illegal immigrants to the United States.
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Lawmakers said Customs and Border Protection has already reported a shortage of DNA test kits and is holding off on testing eligible undocumented immigrants.
“And despite not being able to test all eligible foreign nationals, the FBI is reportedly experiencing significant backlogs in processing these test kits. “This is further evidence of the unprecedented migrant crisis we face,” they say. .
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 31: Congressman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), a member of the House Oversight Committee, speaks to reporters as he leaves the O'Neill House Office Building at the Capitol on July 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. talk. The committee heard private testimony from Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's former business partner. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
They added to the numbers facing border officials, including the number of individuals on terrorist watch lists (which broke records last year) and the use of fake passports by some foreign nationals, among other concerns. We are paying attention to these issues.Unaccompanied children to be released to the United States
“The crisis at the border is extremely dire, not only for millions of Americans, but for us as well, and the backlog in DNA testing of illegal aliens will only make the problem worse,” they say.
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Lawmakers are seeking to determine whether the number of FBI agents working on backlogs has increased or decreased, and what efforts the FBI has made to reduce the backlog. It also asks what the FBI believes is the cause of the current lack of funding for the program.
The letter arrives just as Congress is embroiled in a debate over the White House's request for additional funding. It requested more than $105 billion, including $14 billion in border funding. Republicans are demanding expanded asylum limits and the administration's use of parole.
