Today, the director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) sent a letter to Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), revealing that over half a million convicted criminals have been released into America under the Harris/Biden administration. Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit to the southern border in three years for a photo-op as she and other Democrats like Rep. Gabe Vasquez and Sen. Martin Heinrich face criticism for their handling of border issues.
The letter outlined several points regarding the current administration's border policies:
- Kamala Harris celebrated undoing President Trump’s border security measures.
- On day one, her administration terminated almost every Trump-era policy, including halting the border wall, suspending deportations, terminating ‘Remain in Mexico,’ and implementing catch-and-release.
- Harris has been criticized by Border Patrol for not meeting with them.
- After opening the border, Harris blamed Republicans for not passing a “bipartisan border bill” that allowed tens of thousands of migrants into the country each month and granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.
Senator Martin Heinrich has faced criticism from New Mexico law enforcement for his perceived inaction on stopping fentanyl from crossing the border during his nearly 12-year tenure. Rep. Gabe Vasquez has repeatedly stated there is no crisis at the border and voted against strong border security bills like the Secure the Border Act.
The average number of illegal border crossings each month has almost tripled under Harris compared to President Trump’s administration. More than 300,000 migrant children admitted under her administration have gone missing, many likely sold into sex and labor trafficking. According to new ICE data, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants with sex offenses and homicide convictions have been released into states like New Mexico.
There are at least 660,000 illegal immigrants at large in the U.S. with criminal records:
- 13,000 convicted killers;
- Nearly 16,000 sex assault convicts;
- 56,000 involved with dangerous drugs.
New Mexico Democrats Melanie Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernandez recently voted to protect illegal immigrants who commit sexual and violent crimes against women and children from deportation.
“Kamala Harris, Gabe Vasquez, and Martin Heinrich have spent their entire careers taking actions that have led to the worst border crisis in U.S. history,” said Republican Party of New Mexico Spokeswoman Ash Soular. “Now before the election, they are desperately gaslighting New Mexicans into thinking that they are the ones who will solve this crisis. Kamala Harris, Gabe Vasquez, and Martin Heinrich’s pandering is too little, too late and too fake for New Mexicans.”