The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on September 18 at 10 a.m. Eastern time, titled "A Country Without Borders: How the Biden-Harris Open-Borders Policies Have Undermined Our Safety and Security," according to a September 12 news release from the committee.
"From day one, President Joe Biden and his ‘border czar’ Vice President Kamala Harris set about dismantling what was a secure border. They ended decades of bipartisan enforcement of America’s longstanding immigration laws. Border Patrol agents were forced to implement a policy of mass catch-and-release, while ICE’s interior enforcement capabilities were gutted—all in pursuit of Biden and Harris’ dream of open borders. Since the Biden-Harris administration entered office, CBP has recorded more than 10 million encounters nationwide, while ICE’s Non-Detained Docket has continued to explode," said House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD, in the September 12 news release.
According to the release, the hearing will take place at 310 Cannon House Office Building, starting at 10 a.m., Eastern time. Witnesses will be announced prior to the hearing and will be invited to speak.
"As a result of these disastrous policies, millions of inadmissible aliens have been released into the interior, overwhelming our communities. The financial costs to cities and states now number in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Nearly 400 individuals on the terrorist watchlist have been caught illegally crossing our borders, and this administration released at least 99 of them into our country. More than two million known gotaways have entered uncaught—almost double the total number from the previous 10 years combined," said Green in the same news release.
The Homeland Security Committee was created in 2002 to protect Americans from terrorist attacks. Three years later, it was made a standing committee after initially forming as a select, non-permanent committee. The 109th Congress designated it a standing committee on January 4, 2005. It focuses on security-related legislation and oversight and is comprised of 18 members.
