A group of House Republicans fired off a scathing letter to the Biden administration, calling on the president to “immediately end” the program that has brought in more than 320,000 immigrants.
“Today we are announcing the Biden administration’s plan to airlift approximately 320,000 illegal immigrants from airports in Central and South America to 43 cities across the United States,” a letter from Rep. Russell Frey, R-S.C., to U.S. Customs and Customs said. I am writing this letter to express my grave concerns about the actions.” Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner of Border Protection (CBP), said: “These secret flights further exacerbated the effects of an already historic crisis on our southern border.”
Mr. Frey joined 22 other Republicans in demanding answers about the continuing crisis at the southern border.
“We urge Congress and the American people to provide information on where these illegal immigrants are being sent and to immediately end this practice,” Frye said.
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Migrants walk along the road with a migrant caravan in Huistla, Chiapas, Mexico, June 9, 2022. (Jacob Garcia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
fry cited the report The Center for Immigration Studies has revealed how CBP authorized “secret flights” to transport illegal aliens from Latin America to communities across the United States.
“The Biden Administration’s use of the CBP One mobile application is exacerbating the retention of illegal immigrants in our country,” Frye wrote.
The southern border crisis recently culminated in the death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant.
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“The recent murder of Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant highlights the senseless and destructive policies put in place by the Biden administration,” Frye said. “The American people cannot tolerate more tragedies caused by immigrants who enter our country illegally.”
President Joe Biden spoke Thursday during his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The South Carolina representative noted that under President Biden’s administration, 340 people stranded at the southern border in 2023 are on terrorist watch lists.
Frye noted that 58 names were already on the terrorist watch list in fiscal year 2024.
“We are concerned that more illegal immigrants will be added to terrorist watch lists and potentially flow into cities across the United States,” Frye said.
In his letter, Frye called on the Biden administration to provide details about where illegal immigrants were flown and at what cost to taxpayers.
1. What inspired this practice of airlifting illegal immigrants from Latin America to the United States?
2. From January 20, 2021 to March 8, 2024, which airports received an influx of illegal immigrants?
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3. What days did these flights take place?
4. What countries did the illegal immigrants who came to the United States on these planes come from?
5. What is the total cost of these flights?
6. Who within CBP will be responsible for overseeing this program?
Immigrant men check into processing centers in Lower Manhattan as thousands of immigrants continue to arrive in the city. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Republican Rep. Brian Babin of Texas said the Biden administration is “misusing” the CBP One app to bring “unvetted” immigrants into the United States.
“Joe Biden, the impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and other White House cronies are exploiting the CBP One app and every other loophole in existence to secure hundreds of thousands of unvetted illegal aliens. It’s creeping into the country on a scale,” Babin said. “We will not stand idly by as this reckless president disrupts national security and endangers the American people.”
A group of immigrants receives food outside the Immigration Landing Zone in Chicago. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Illegal immigration has increased rapidly in recent years.
according to in the report According to House Republicans, 8.7 million illegal crossings have occurred across the United States since Biden took office in 2020.
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Since the start of fiscal year 2024, we have encountered more than 1 million illegal immigrants.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital.
