Immigration

Hawley Secures Commitments from Trump DHS Nominee to Reverse Abuses and Failures of Biden DHS

Today in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senator Hawley emphasized several abuses and failures of the Biden-Mayorkas Administration's DHS, which Governor Noem promised to correct. "You already have, what I hope will soon be the distinction of succeeding the worst...

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‘Her Death is Not an Actual Issue?’: Hawley Gets Democrat Witness to Admit Party’s Pro-Illegal Immigrant Playbook

In today's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) confronted Adam Isacson, a witness invited by Senate Democrats, over his testimony encouraging senators to vote against legislation that would detain criminal illegal migrants.      "[Laken Riley's] death is not an actual issue? . . . I just want to make sure the record's clear on this: The spokesman for the minority party is advising the Senate...

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Hawley Statement on Release of Illegal Alien Who Killed Missouri Boy Travis Wolfe

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement upon reports that the illegal alien—who killed Missouri's 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in a head-on collision last year—was released into Missouri without having to pay a monetary bond. I am told the criminal illegal alien who murdered 12-year-old Travis Wolfe of St. Charles has been released pending a future trial. This is a gross miscarriage of justice. She killed Travis one year ago today. She is present in the U.S. illegally...

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‘What World Do You Live in?’: Hawley Condemns Democrat Plot for ‘Mass Amnesty’

Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted the Democrats' push for amnesty for illegal immigrants. "Why would you want American citizens and those who are here lawfully to have to compete against illegal immigrants," Senator Hawley asked Aaron Reichlin-Melnik, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council.  He continued, "If you're wondering America, here's the Democrats plan. Take the thirteen million plus illegals, who are here taking jobs...

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‘Brazen Attempt to Avoid Oversight’: Hawley Slams Mayorkas & Wray For Canceling Public Testimony

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement slamming Biden's DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray for canceling their scheduled public testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Secretary Mayorkas and Director Wray’s refusal to testify publicly today in the Senate is an outrage - and a brazen attempt to avoid oversight for the political abuses at FEMA, the FBI and more. I look forward to...

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‘She Belongs in Jail’: Hawley Releases Statement After Judge Reduces Bond of Illegal Immigrant Charged with Killing of Missouri Boy

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement after a judge reduced the bond of illegal immigrant Endrina Bracho, who killed Missouri’s 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in a head-on collision. "Illegal alien Endrina Bracho killed 12-year-old Travis Wolfe while driving w/o a license, in the wrong lane, 35 miles per hour over the limit. Now a judge has reduced her bond. This is wrong. She belongs in jail, not on Missouri streets," Senator Hawley wrote. Two weeks ago, Senator...

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Hawley Seeks Justice after Murder of Missouri Boy, Demands Cash Bond of Illegal Immigrant Killer NOT be Reduced

This week U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the presiding judge overseeing the prosecution of illegal immigrant Endrina Bracho, who killed Missouri's 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in a head-on collision.  "On December 20, 2023, Endrina Bracho was driving without a license, in the wrong lane, and 35 miles per hour over the speed limit, when she crashed head-on into a vehicle carrying 12-year-old Travis Wolfe," Senator Hawley wrote. "Travis tragically...

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Hawley Blasts Mayorkas After Shocking Report Finds DHS Lost Thousands of Children

Yesterday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding a recent report published by DHS’s Inspector General revealing catastrophic failures in the agency’s ability to protect unaccompanied migrant children.According to the report, DHS may have lost track of more than a quarter million unaccompanied children and failed to notify other agencies in certain cases.“As the report...

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Hawley Demands Biden Admin Cease Plans to Give Millions of Illegal Aliens Amnesty

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas condemning President Biden's latest plan to offer amnesty to potentially millions of illegal aliens in the United States. Earlier this month, Senator Hawley called for an investigation into the Biden Administration’s move to dismiss asylum cases and removal proceedings against more than 350,000 migrants. "Amnesty for illegal aliens is absolutely unacceptable. It is a lure...

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Hawley Slams Biden Admin Over Covert Mass Amnesty Scheme for Illegal Migrants

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas condemning the decision to grant hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants de facto amnesty. Recent reporting revealed that, since 2022, the Biden Administration has closed more than 350,000 asylum cases of migrants, leaving them in the country without requiring them to check in with authorities.   "Let’s be clear: granting mass...

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