The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday began investigating the Biden administration’s program that allows U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor so-called refugees. letter Obtained by Federalist.
The letter, addressed to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, was written by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.
“It undermines both national security and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.”
“The Judiciary Committee will continue to monitor the Biden Administration’s enforcement of federal immigration law. Despite allowing more than seven million illegal immigrants into the United States since January 2021, the Biden Administration continues to create pathways to fast-track the admission of additional aliens,” the committee chairs wrote.
The administration’s “Welcome Corps” program, announced by the State Department in 2023, had already received more than 15,000 applications from private sponsors as of May 1, 2024, according to the committee.
“Working in groups of at least five people, sponsors come together to help refugees transition to life in their new communities, supported along the way with tools and resources from Welcome Corps and ongoing guidance from resettlement experts,” the program said. Website I will explain.
Sponsors help with things like “finding and furnishing an apartment, finding a job, enrolling children in school, and accessing local services.”
“Your group can be matched with an individual or family, or you can apply to be sponsored by someone you know.” Website state.
The letter said the State Department had already acknowledged in previous briefings that “large-scale relocation programs of this nature are subject to risk of fraud and exploitation.”
The program reportedly warns U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to “beware of scams and people requesting or offering money or services to complete an application.”
The committee expressed concern that the administration’s program could be vulnerable to “potential abuses” that “could undermine both national security and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.”
The Chairmen requested that the Department provide the Committee with additional information about Welcome Corps, including the total number of applications, the number of applications that showed signs of fraud, and the number of applications that were determined to be fraudulent.
Additionally, the committee requested “all documents and communications” related to how the department reviews applications for possible fraud and investigations of fraud.
Center for Migration Studies Executive Director Mark Krikorian recently said: X Pro-Hamas students protesting Israel could use Welcome Corps program to bring Palestinians to the U.S.
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