WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of tomorrow’s oversight hearing, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting that the Secretary be ready to discuss in detail several aspects of the Administration’s immigration policies.
Chairman Jordan asked the Secretary to provide the following data at Wednesday’s hearing:
1. Since Jan. 20, 2021, the total number of inadmissible aliens who have been encountered by CBP along the southwest border and (a) who were released into the United States, and (b) who have remained in DHS detention and have not been released.
2. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 1 who claimed a fear of persecution for purposes of asylum and received a fear determination.
3. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 2 who received a negative fear determination.
4. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 3 who have been removed from the U.S.
5. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 2 who received a positive fear determination.
6. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 5 who have been placed in removal proceedings.
7. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 6 whose claims have been adjudicated on the merits.
8. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 7 who have received a final order of removal.
9. The number and percentage of those aliens in request 8 who have been removed from the U.S.
Read the full letter to Secretary Mayorkas here.
Source: House Committee On The Judiciary