{"id":1266614,"date":"2022-02-02T18:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266614"},"modified":"2022-02-02T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:23:07","slug":"rep-biggs-congress-must-defund-bidens-taxpayer-funded-legal-services-for-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-biggs-congress-must-defund-bidens-taxpayer-funded-legal-services-for-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Biggs: Congress Must Defund Biden&#039;s Taxpayer-Funded &#039;Legal Services&#039; for Illegal Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-biggs-congress-must-defund-bidens-taxpayer-funded-legal-services-for-illegal-aliens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1358276325-640x335.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is warning congressional appropriators that they must defund President Joe Biden\u2019s taxpayer-funded \u201clegal services\u201d for illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/22\/report-legal-services-for-border-crossers\/\">reported<\/a>, details circulated of Biden\u2019s expanded legal services for border crossers and illegal aliens \u2014 an effort to help them remain in the United States by evading deportation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Known as Legal Access at the Border (LAB), the program would spend millions in American taxpayer dollars to contract with private legal firms that would then provide border crossers and illegal aliens with a range of services after they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in California, Texas, and Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican taxpayers should not be paying for illegal aliens to be given free legal aid services,\u201d Biggs said. \u201cThis action would only further incentivize immigrants to cross our borders illegally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/556473761\/Letter-From-Rep-Biggs\">a letter<\/a> to House appropriators \u2014 including Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Kay Granger (R-TX), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL),&nbsp;Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) \u2014 Biggs and 24 House Republicans urged them to ensure that no taxpayer money is spent on legal services for border crossers and illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTaxpayer dollars should not be spent to help illegal aliens exploit loopholes in immigration law and remain in the United States. We request that you strongly oppose funding for programs to provide legal aid to illegal aliens in all future appropriations bills,\u201d the Republicans write:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)\u2019s recently announced Legal Access at the Border program is simply the latest initiative by the Biden administration that will encourage illegal immigration. <strong>Instead of spending money on this program, Congress should prioritize appropriations for apprehending, prosecuting, and removing illegal aliens<\/strong> from the United States as well as addressing the existing caseload of over 1.6 million pending immigration cases. [Emphasis added]\n<p>\u2026 <strong>it appears the program is intended to help illegal aliens exploit loopholes in immigration laws to allow aliens to remain in the United States<\/strong>. This could include encouraging them to file potentially meritless \u2014 or worse, fraudulent \u2014 asylum claims. [Emphasis added]\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LAB, the Republicans write, is a maneuver by the Biden administration \u201cto circumvent the statutory prohibition on the use of taxpayer funds for attorneys for [illegal] aliens\u201d who are in deportation proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Biggs told Breitbart News in a statement that the Biden administration \u201chas committed impeachable offenses\u201d with its so-called \u201csanctuary country\u201d orders that prevent federal immigration officials from arresting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of spending taxpayer dollars to provide legal aid to illegal aliens, Biden should prioritize enforcing our nation\u2019s laws, securing our border, and addressing the backlog of more than 1.6 million cases pending before the immigration courts,\u201d Biggs said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s goal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/14\/biden-considers-european-style-reception-centers-for-border-crossers\/\">envisions<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cEuropean-style reception centers\u201d where border crossers and illegal aliens are immediately met with medical services, legal advice, and educational programs.<\/p>\n<p>Already, illegal aliens are being provided with taxpayer-funded attorneys in major American cities to fight their deportations from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Breitbart News exclusively&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/10\/exclusive-american-taxpayers-charged-millions-to-provide-illegal-aliens-with-free-lawyers\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;how an Immigration and Reform Law Institute (IRLI) investigation revealed that&nbsp;taxpayers in 22 cities with deportation defense programs will be charged at least $5.2 million to provide illegal aliens with free lawyers in Fiscal Year 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at&nbsp;jbinder@breitbart.com.&nbsp;Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxhnBxnder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is warning congressional appropriators that they must defund President Joe Biden\u2019s taxpayer-funded \u201clegal services\u201d for illegal aliens. 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