Tue Jul 30, 2024 AT 9:38 AM EDT
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced legislation Monday to stop Homeland Security from offering “parole” to migrants whom the government has flagged as terrorists or who are deemed “special interest” because of their origin and travel patterns.
“Joe Biden and Senate Democrats’ refusal to secure the southern border has resulted in the loss of American lives, and as long as migrants with criminal records and potential terrorist ties are being let into the country, our national security is at risk,” said Daines, who is joined by eight GOP senators in sponsoring the bill.
Parole has become the Biden administration’s chief tool for catch-and-release, with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas inventing multiple new programs that circumvent the usual immigration process to siphon people into the U.S.
Daines’ bill has already drawn support from Heritage Action, the Immigration Accountability Project, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, NumbersUSA, and the America First Policy Institute. Read More Here