Just six Democrats joined House Republicans this week to block President Joe Biden from turning federal land into immigrant camps for tens of thousands of illegal aliens released into the interior of the United States.
The House voted 224-203 on Thursday to pass Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ bill, known as the Protecting Communities from Border Security Failures Act, which would prevent the federal government from using federal land to house illegal aliens. It was approved by a vote of .
Joining House Republicans in passing the bill were Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), and Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D-Texas) and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska). ), Congresswoman Marie Grusenkamp Perez (D-WA).
Malliotakis comes just as New York State Governor Kathy Hochul (D) and New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced that the Biden administration would be removing hundreds, perhaps thousands, of border crossers and illegal aliens from Floyd. The bill was introduced as soon as approval was received to move it to Bennett Field. .
“Turning a federal park into an encampment for unvetted immigrants from around the world hurts the surrounding communities and the mayor as he bankrupts the city and cuts civic services,” Malliotakis said in a statement. It’s not fair to the taxpayers who have to pay.” .
This historic federally owned airfield was used by the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy during World War II. Prior to that, the airfield also served as New York City’s first municipal airport, and has hosted notable guests such as Howard Hughes and Howdy Doody over the past few decades.
As Breitbart News reported, the Biden administration had lobbied Democrats to oppose the bill, saying it would limit the powers of the Interior and Agriculture departments.
Under the Biden administration, an unprecedented number of illegal aliens are being released into American communities every day.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) estimates that the department releases more than 60,000 illegal aliens into the interior of the United States each month. This means that in one year, Biden has released more than 720,000 illegal aliens into the interior of the United States.
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