Rep. Rose: ‘End Catch-and-Release, Deport Criminal Aliens, American Lives Are Depending On It’

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) addressed statistics, recently released by the House Homeland Security Committee, indicated more than 600,000 illegal immigrants are in the U.S. with either criminal convictions or pending charges.

The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below:

Mister Speaker, the White House is attempting to downplay the threat the wide-open southern border presents to our national security. This follows the tragic death of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Investigators say she was killed by an illegal immigrant who was paroled into this country in 2022.

The House Homeland Security Committee found that 600,000 non-detained criminal illegal aliens are in the country. Let me repeat that. We have more than 600,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or pending charges in the United States.

In a 2021 memo, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wrote to staff quote “the fact an individual is a removable noncitizen should not alone be the basis of an enforcement action against them.”

The Biden Administration must end this deadly catch-and-release scheme. It’s time to close the border so overwhelmed border officials have the manpower to deport these criminals.

You can watch the speech here.