On the recordJanuary 11, 2024
Out of 240. The sector chief that we met with told us 4 out of 240 miles had been secured or patrolled, I should say, during this period of time before we had gotten there because the Border Patrol agents were busy processing illegals into the country. We talked to a judge, as Mr. Biggs mentioned, who said when she orders individuals detained, they are still released. We talked to a senior DHS official who told us that they don't know where 75 percent of the people who they have released into the interior of the country have gone over these last 3 years. They acknowledge that they have apprehended 8 million and released essentially 8 million. Last year, it was 3.2 million, and they only released, or returned, rather, 140,000. Mr. Speaker, 3 million last year released in the country, and they don't know where 75 percent of them are because, as Mr. Biggs says, they get a piece of paper saying they have a notice to appear at a court date in the future. We will get in touch with you if we can find you and tell you when that court date is a few years down the road. They catch 100 on the terrorist watch list from the dumb ones who surrender to the Border Patrol and who don't think they are going to get caught because we are so generous and do so little vetting at the border. They still caught 100 among the 8 million who come and surrender to Border Patrol.…





