Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of refusing to turn over files on illegal immigrants suspected of committing serious crimes. fox news digital It was reported on Monday.
Jordan and subcommittee chairs Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Ben Kline (R-Va.) recently sent a letter to Mayorkas renewing his request for documents related to more than a dozen immigrants. demanded.
“The committee previously sent a letter [DHS] “We are requesting a variety of documents and information, including the creation of an Alien File (A-File) and related immigration case information regarding several illegal aliens suspected of crimes,” the lawmakers wrote. But so far, DHS has not responded to the committee’s request.
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, A-file Documents interactions between immigrants and various government agencies such as USCIS, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“These contain all of an individual’s official immigration and naturalization records and are identified by a unique A number. A-files are central to the agency’s day-to-day operations and are used for the awarding and enforcement of immigration benefits. “We play an important role in providing assistance,” USCIS said.
Lawmakers called DHS’ failure to submit the file “unacceptable” and said it would prevent the subcommittee from “fulfilling its constitutional oversight duties.”
“If these requests remain outstanding, the committee may be forced to resort to mandatory proceedings,” the lawmakers warned Mayorkas.
Some of the requests that have yet to be fulfilled date back to October, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.
The letter, dated Thursday, requested information about Daniel Hernandez Martinez, a Venezuelan national who allegedly “randomly attacked at least three strangers and two police officers.” Within his first two months after arriving in New York City, he was arrested and released six times on his 14 separate charges.
Lawmakers are also seeking documents related to Peruvian national Roberto Emilio Vazquez-Santamaría, who is charged with murder. Additionally, the subcommittee requested information regarding four of the illegal immigrants charged with the charges. Attack on New York City Police Officer Outside a shelter near Times Square in February.
In March, lawmakers sought documents related to Diego Ibarra, the brother of the man accused of murder. Laken Riley. The letter said Ibarra has tattoos related to the Torren de Aragua gang and has had “a history of run-ins with the law.”
Jordan, McClintock and Klein gave DHS a new deadline of April 25 to submit the files.
A DHS spokesperson said in comments to Fox News Digital that the subcommittee’s request is “incredibly time-consuming.”
“A-files can be thousands of pages long and typically contain a wide range of sensitive law enforcement information that could jeopardize ongoing investigations, personal information about junior DHS employees, and attorney client information. The information must be redacted,” DHS said.
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