Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) were released on parole after a paroled alien allegedly killed 22-year-old Laken Riley. They are demanding answers from the Biden administration, accusing them of abusing their authority.
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday, Roy and Collins said the administration’s parole policy has been “used to release more than 1 million foreign nationals into the United States” since President Biden took office. It demanded answers about its powers, writing that the policy “raises serious concerns”. Regarding the rule of law, national sovereignty, and the safety and welfare of the American people. ”
The suspect in Riley’s murder, Jose Antonio Ibarra, is a Venezuelan national who crossed the southern border into the United States in September 2022. DHS paroled him and released him to the United States as part of an extensive “catch and release” program. Just a few months later, Ybarra was arrested in New York City on charges of endangering a 5-year-old child, but because of the city’s custody policy, he was released without being turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Roy and Collins argue that parole powers are exercised only on a case-by-case basis, and that the Biden administration’s sweeping abuses as part of its broader open borders policy are a direct cause of the crime influx into the United States. claims. The state that caused Riley’s murder.
“Raken Riley’s life was tragically ended by an illegal immigrant who entered this country on parole rather than being detained as required by law,” Roy said.
he added:
The Biden administration is massively abusing parole to facilitate the radical Democratic Party’s open borders invasion. Not only does Congress have a duty to defund and reform these lawless policies, but it also has a duty to the American people to get to the bottom of the extent of parole abuse by the Biden administration.
“Mass parole of illegal immigrants undermines national security, aids and abets the current invasion at our southern border, and endangers the lives of American citizens,” Collins said. “Had it not been for the abuse of parole powers by the Biden administration, Laken Riley would still be with us today.”
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Mr. Ybarra likely entered the United States under a controversial and possibly illegal program enacted in 2022 by the Biden administration to grant broad parole to Venezuelans, which has expanded its original scope. It rapidly exceeded and swelled.
Roy and Collins write:
In January 2023, the program was finally expanded into a large-scale categorical parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, despite the fact that the law specifically states that Hundreds of thousands of immigrants from these countries alone are now able to enter the United States through parole each month. Parole should be done on a “case by case” basis.
In addition to this program, the pair are targeting other tools the Biden administration is using to attract large numbers of migrants. The tool is a feature DHS has added to the U.S. taxpayer-funded CBP One smartphone app that allows illegal aliens to easily schedule entry times. In order to be granted parole, he must cross the border at a port of entry.
They say:
However, only Congress has the power to create new legal immigration categories or pathways. Despite the administration’s claims that it is using parole to reduce illegal immigration, CBP One’s application is aimed at adjusting the schedule of illegal immigrants and facilitating a nationwide catch-and-release program. , has become a new tool to erode American sovereignty.
Citing data that contradicts DHS’s claims, Roy and Collins argue that the app helps “tens of thousands of people who are ineligible for asylum under U.S. immigration law but are applying for asylum under similar common pretexts. This suggests that the government may be allowing unauthorized foreigners to enter the country.
Those people write:
[B]From January 12, 2023 to September 30, 2023, of the 58,772 appointments made by Mexican nationals through CBP One applications, 93%, or 55,099, entered the United States on parole. Given that DHS itself claims that “only noncitizens subject to humanitarian exceptions may use her CBP One,” the question arises as to why Mexican nationals are so widely available on parole. Masu. In fact, Mexican nationals rarely qualify for asylum, with immigration officials granting asylum to just 4% of Mexican nationals who applied for protection in the first half of fiscal year 2023.
The lawmakers’ letter asked Mayorkas why Ybarra was paroled to the U.S. and “whether the parolee posed a threat to public safety, concealed criminal ties, or national security prior to parole.” “What steps does DHS follow to scrutinize the above concerns?” released inside. ” We are also asking whether DHS will update these protocols in the wake of the apparent failure that led to Riley’s murder.
Roy and Collins also examine how many foreign nationals have been granted parole and released into the United States under the Biden administration for important public interest reasons and urgent humanitarian reasons, as well as the criminal history, nationality, and nationality of those foreign nationals who have been released on parole. Other backgrounds are also being investigated. track them.
Their letter also specifically asks about Mexicans the administration has paroled into the United States.
They said the Biden administration’s approach “is circumventing the law by illegally paroling thousands of inadmissible aliens, as tragically seen in Riley’s case. This could have a devastating impact on our communities.”
Mayorkas was impeached in February 2024 after the House found that his willful disregard of existing immigration laws rose to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News’ Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
