Chip Roy U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st district | Official U.S. House Headshot
Chip Roy U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st district | Official U.S. House Headshot
On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) and 16 Republican House members sought answers from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and State Secretary Antony Blinken regarding countries that refuse to accept deported citizens from the United States.
“The southern border has experienced a record-breaking number of aliens illegally crossing our border during the Biden administration,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter. “Unlike in years past, many foreign nationals appearing at the Southwest border are not just originating from Northern Triangle countries but are from nations across different continents, including the People’s Republic of China (PRC)… Thus, I am inquiring about the status of the thousands of Chinese nationals as well as other illegal aliens from recalcitrant countries living in the U.S. today.”
The letter posed several key questions:
- Which countries does DHS currently list as recalcitrant countries?
- Which countries does DHS currently list as at risk of non-compliance?
- What type of visa sanctions are on China, if any, and has the Biden administration expanded the scope of visa sanctions on China since January 20, 2021?
- How many Chinese nationals have been released into the interior of the U.S. from the southern border in each of FY24, FY23, FY22, and FY21?
- Has DOS stopped issuing visas to any recalcitrant countries as of January 20, 2021?
The full text of the letter is available for public review.
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