The Supreme Court gave the Biden administration a victory in an immigration case, ruling that Republican states could not challenge a policy narrowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) priorities for arresting and deporting illegal immigrants.
Committee on Oversight and Accountability maintains the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has unlawfully granted "categorical parole, in violation of clear statutory language, to large numbers of inadmissible aliens."
"Americans across the country have faced the devastating costs of Secretary Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty at our Southwest border. From record amounts of fentanyl poisonings to the drain on border community resources, the American people want answers on this crisis,” stated Chairman Green.
The findings, based on responses from over 9,300 of the 577,000 CBP and ICE agents surveyed, cited several reasons including increased workload, inconsistent border policies, irrelevant task assignments, resource insufficiency, and excessive overtime.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an advisory stating that the United States remains in a "heightened threat environment" with "lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and personal grievances" posing a significant risk.