Exclusive – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that undocumented immigrants would be welcome to come and work in the city under Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ Illegal Immigrant Parole Program, and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Blaming Lucas.
In a letter to Mayor Lucas shared exclusively with Fox News Digital, Mr. Bailey highlighted the real-world implications of open border policies.
“An illegal alien from Venezuela who repeatedly ignored U.S. immigration laws was actually granted a work permit based on a false and illegal policy enacted by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas,” Bailey said. he said. “In February, he brutally murdered a young college student named Laken Hope Riley.”
Mr. Bailey shared that Mr. Lucas did not approve of this and openly welcomed all those seeking refuge in Kansas City.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is accusing Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas of welcoming illegal immigrants into the city through Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ illegal immigrant parole program. (Getty Images)
“But against the backdrop of literally millions of illegal aliens flooding into our borders, overwhelming the social safety nets of America’s largest cities, and in some cases committing violent crimes against our citizens, you is actively encouraging them to come to the Show Me State,” Bailey said.
Bailey referenced a post Lucas wrote on social media, declaring:
“We welcome you to Kansas City, and I’m proud to work with my fellow mayors in Denver and New York City to ensure the decompression of our newly arriving communities.”
Mr. Bailey added that Mr. Lucas later amended his statement and applied the proposal only to “those who are lawfully present and have a lawful work permit,” but Mr. Lucas did not agree with the fundamentals. He said the issue was ignored.
“Secretary Mayorkas’ open border program itself is illegal. Your statements are so irresponsible,” Bailey said. “Not only do you ignore the fact that Laken Riley’s killer had a so-called ‘work permit,’ you actively encourage and encourage Missouri businesses to become involved in fundamentally illegal programs. You are exposing yourself to legal liability in the process.”
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Missouri AG Andrew Bailey joins 19 other state attorneys general suing Mayorkas over his disastrous and illegal parole program. (Getty Images)
Bailey said allowing and accepting illegal immigrants violates Missouri law, which prohibits state businesses from hiring or employing illegal immigrants. It is also a felony to knowingly transport an illegal immigrant in Missouri.
“Make no mistake, my office is committed to pursuing legal action against any individual or entity found to be in violation of these laws,” Bailey declared.
Bailey went on to say that the state of Missouri is suing Mayorkas over a “disastrous” and illegal parole program that illegally provides a path to citizenship for hundreds or thousands of undocumented immigrants. He said he will join 19 other state attorneys general.
Mr. Bailey said in his letter that Mr. Mayorkas’ illegal immigrant parole program would result in up to 360,000 illegal immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela being “paroled” into the United States each year.
“Openly inviting illegal aliens to Missouri is not only dangerous, it is costly to Missouri taxpayers, residents, and business owners,” Bailey said.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) slammed Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over the release of murder suspect Laken Rileys into the United States.
Mr. Bailey’s letter to Mr. Lucas came a day after Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) delivered fiery testimony in the Senate over his dismissal of Mr. Mayorkas’ impeachment trial.
Sen. Hawley joined other Republicans in attacking Mayorkas on Thursday over the release of an illegal Venezuelan immigrant charged with the murder of Laken Riley, a nursing student in Georgia. He accused authorities of releasing him to the United States.
Lawmakers slammed the embattled secretary for José Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who is accused of killing jogger Riley at the University of Georgia in Athens on February 22. .
In his testimony, Sen. Hawley revealed that Mr. Ybarra had been charged with crimes against children in New York and was given a work permit even though the charges were later dismissed by local authorities.
“Nothing has been done to this man. He has a criminal record and is in the country illegally. You brought him into the country illegally and illegally. He committed a crime against a child. No charges filed, expunged. In November, get this: In November, Ybarra filed an application for employment authorization, and incredibly, it was approved on December 9, 2023. ,” Hawley said.
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The Biden administration originally announced a parole program for Venezuelans in October, which would allow a limited number of people to directly enter the U.S. as long as they are not in the country illegally and already have a sponsor in the U.S. It was something.
But President Biden announced in January that he would expand the program to include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans, allowing up to 30,000 people a month to enter the United States. The program also allows immigrants to obtain work permits and two-year residency status.Permission to live in the United States
FOX News Digital has reached out to Mayor Quinton Lucas for comment.
Fox News and Caroline Elliott contributed to this report.
