Dave Joyce: “The amendment before you seeks to strike a provision in the bill that requires the prioritization of detention and…”

“The amendment before you seeks to strike a provision in the bill that requires the prioritization of detention and appropriate GPS monitoring technology for aliens going through immigration proceedings. As we continue to see record levels of migrant encounters under this administration, and our nondetained docket continues to grow exponentially, we must use every available tool to compel the Department to enforce the law. Striking the provision will give the Biden administration a free pass to continue releasing migrants into the country, a total disregard of the law. We cannot allow the administration to continue the status quo that has ravaged our communities. Mr. Chair, I urge defeat of the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”