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“That on its own is an astounding number,” he said. Grassley noted that federal authorities have apprehended more than 1.4 million migrants since President Biden took office. US Representative Henry Cuellar's Office/Handout via Reuters
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“In choosing to actively ignore the immigration laws passed by Congress and in choosing to pursue policies that encourage unprecedented levels of uncontrolled illegal immigration to the United States, this Administration and this DHS have failed on both counts.” United States Border Patrol agents stand guard on the banks of the Rio Grande river. “The most solemn responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security is to protect the people of the United States,” Grassley said. In his opening statement, Grassley slammed the Biden administration and DHS for policies that led to what he called a “sorry state of affairs” at the US-Mexico border. “I do believe that individuals who pose a public safety threat, who pose a national security threat, who pose a border security threat, should be removed, and we should be smart and effective in our use of resources, and we should focus on the well-being of our communities and prioritize individuals for removal.” Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File United States Border Patrol agents on horseback look on as Haitian migrants sit on the riverbank near an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande. Immigrants are processed by the US Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande on May 22, 2021, in Roma, Texas. “Should any of them be removed?”Grassley asked. “However, I would not necessarily accept the fact that all of them have received due process.” “You might be right on that point,” said Grassley, who then repeated his question about whether the memo applied to the 1.2 million with final orders of removal to their name. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Chuck Grassley slammed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Biden over the “sorry state of affairs” at the southern border. “We cannot remove 1.2 million individuals, nor can we remove more than 11 million undocumented individuals, individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States, who might not have final orders of removal,” Mayorkas added. Mayorkas answered that he had issued the enforcement policy after drawing on “tremendous experience not only as a member of the Department of Homeland Security, but as a federal prosecutor.” “Does that reasoning apply to the million illegal immigrants who have received due process and been given a final order of removal by an immigration judge?” asked Grassley. 30 that outlined immigration enforcement priorities and stated in part: “The fact an individual is a removable noncitizen will not alone be the basis of an enforcement action against them.” Mayorkas made the startling claim under questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who asked about a memo issued by DHS Sept. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas suggested Tuesday that not all of the estimated 1.2 million illegal immigrants in the US with final removal orders should be deported. Man seen handing money to migrants as they arrive in NYC on buses from Texasīiden admin phases out Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy after SCOTUS win The real cruelty of Biden’s open border policy - it hurts low-income Americans Abbott rips Biden in op-ed on sending migrants to NYC, DC