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by: Debbie Lesko (R-AZ, 8th)
Washington, D.C. - April 11, 2019 - (The Ponder News) -- On Tuesday, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urging congressional action to address the worsening crisis at the border that has led to the release of illegal aliens on their own recognizance onto the streets of Arizona communities. The letter is available below.
April 9, 2019
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
H-232, The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Speaker Pelosi,
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen issued a letter to leaders of Congress, including yourself, outlining actions Congress must take to combat the growing security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border. I am writing to you today to urge you to put politics aside and take Secretary Nielson’s request seriously. The crisis at our border is worsening. We must secure our southern border and effectively respond to illegal immigration.
As you may know, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently releasing all non-criminal, female head-of-household family units that are seeking asylum into our communities. Those released under current policy are given a Notice To Appear (NTA) in Immigration Court, but not a specific date to appear; their NTA simply states they should appear on a date “To Be Determined.” They are not screened for credible fear, which could allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to send them to Mexico to wait for a hearing, but merely released on their own recognizance.
Groups of illegal aliens have been and are being dropped off by ICE at bus stations and churches with only a packet of information. The drop-offs have increased in frequency and quantity in the last several months. Specifically, councilmembers from the City of Phoenix detailed that the drastic increase is overwhelming the community and posing a crisis to which Phoenix, Arizona has no solution, nor the resources to deal with this massive influx of migrants.
Yuma, Arizona has seen a 261% increase in Family Units compared to last fiscal year. These growing numbers are unsustainable. Nonprofits and church leaders are overwhelmed by the daily release of hundreds of migrant families from federal custody. For weeks, they have asked for assistance and support for what they, themselves, say is a humanitarian crisis. Now, because we have failed to act or give our law enforcement the support they need, illegal aliens are being released in Arizona communities by U.S. ICE and U.S. Border Patrol agents.
The Arizona Sheriffs Association has publicly stated,
“To suggest there is not a crisis is to be intellectually dishonest. The crisis is neither new, nor manufactured. Sheriffs know this because we have been addressing it for decades. We have been impacted by the public safety crisis in witnessing safety in our communities being eroded by drug trafficking, overdoses and transnational crime organizations. Like all thoughtful Americans, we are concerned about the national security nexus to the lack of border security. We do not know who is coming across the border… We are strong, practical leaders not guided by political partisanship or concern over who wins the gamesmanship of political rhetoric. We are guided by a firm commitment to public safety in our respective counties.”
The release of these individuals and the ongoing, growing crisis, should be of concern to every American, as their actions are a blatant exploitation of our immigration laws; our inability to properly vet and monitor them puts our communities at risk. Cities and communities should not be forced to bear the brunt of this crisis, which is inherently a federal responsibility. We should be working to improve, not worsen, the morale of ICE and Border Patrol agents who are already under-resourced and overworked.
We need to listen to our law enforcement and cities who are on the ground and do what we can to support our local communities in this crisis that Congress has let go on for far too long. I look forward to your response and to continuing to work with you to fix our nation’s immigration laws and gain operational control of our southern border. Please let me know if there is any way I can assist you in these efforts.
Sincerely,
Debbie Lesko
Member of Congress
Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S.
Member of Congress
Andy Biggs
Member of Congress
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by: Debbie Lesko (R-AZ, 8th)
Washington, D.C. - April 11, 2019 - (The Ponder News) -- On Tuesday, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urging congressional action to address the worsening crisis at the border that has led to the release of illegal aliens on their own recognizance onto the streets of Arizona communities. The letter is available below.
April 9, 2019
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
H-232, The Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Speaker Pelosi,
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen issued a letter to leaders of Congress, including yourself, outlining actions Congress must take to combat the growing security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border. I am writing to you today to urge you to put politics aside and take Secretary Nielson’s request seriously. The crisis at our border is worsening. We must secure our southern border and effectively respond to illegal immigration.
As you may know, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently releasing all non-criminal, female head-of-household family units that are seeking asylum into our communities. Those released under current policy are given a Notice To Appear (NTA) in Immigration Court, but not a specific date to appear; their NTA simply states they should appear on a date “To Be Determined.” They are not screened for credible fear, which could allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to send them to Mexico to wait for a hearing, but merely released on their own recognizance.
Groups of illegal aliens have been and are being dropped off by ICE at bus stations and churches with only a packet of information. The drop-offs have increased in frequency and quantity in the last several months. Specifically, councilmembers from the City of Phoenix detailed that the drastic increase is overwhelming the community and posing a crisis to which Phoenix, Arizona has no solution, nor the resources to deal with this massive influx of migrants.
Yuma, Arizona has seen a 261% increase in Family Units compared to last fiscal year. These growing numbers are unsustainable. Nonprofits and church leaders are overwhelmed by the daily release of hundreds of migrant families from federal custody. For weeks, they have asked for assistance and support for what they, themselves, say is a humanitarian crisis. Now, because we have failed to act or give our law enforcement the support they need, illegal aliens are being released in Arizona communities by U.S. ICE and U.S. Border Patrol agents.
The Arizona Sheriffs Association has publicly stated,
“To suggest there is not a crisis is to be intellectually dishonest. The crisis is neither new, nor manufactured. Sheriffs know this because we have been addressing it for decades. We have been impacted by the public safety crisis in witnessing safety in our communities being eroded by drug trafficking, overdoses and transnational crime organizations. Like all thoughtful Americans, we are concerned about the national security nexus to the lack of border security. We do not know who is coming across the border… We are strong, practical leaders not guided by political partisanship or concern over who wins the gamesmanship of political rhetoric. We are guided by a firm commitment to public safety in our respective counties.”
The release of these individuals and the ongoing, growing crisis, should be of concern to every American, as their actions are a blatant exploitation of our immigration laws; our inability to properly vet and monitor them puts our communities at risk. Cities and communities should not be forced to bear the brunt of this crisis, which is inherently a federal responsibility. We should be working to improve, not worsen, the morale of ICE and Border Patrol agents who are already under-resourced and overworked.
We need to listen to our law enforcement and cities who are on the ground and do what we can to support our local communities in this crisis that Congress has let go on for far too long. I look forward to your response and to continuing to work with you to fix our nation’s immigration laws and gain operational control of our southern border. Please let me know if there is any way I can assist you in these efforts.
Sincerely,
Debbie Lesko
Member of Congress
Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S.
Member of Congress
Andy Biggs
Member of Congress
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