{"id":1417760,"date":"2022-04-04T10:44:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1417760"},"modified":"2022-04-04T10:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:44:52","slug":"serious-concerns-gop-leaders-demand-answers-over-russians-illegally-crossing-americas-southern-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serious-concerns-gop-leaders-demand-answers-over-russians-illegally-crossing-americas-southern-border\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Serious Concerns\u2019: GOP Leaders Demand Answers Over Russians Illegally Crossing America\u2019s Southern Border"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fserious-concerns-gop-leaders-demand-answers-over-russians-illegally-crossing-americas-southern-border%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=1417760&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:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-21-copy-8.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs and 19 fellow GOP House leaders sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday to demand answers regarding a reported increase in the number of Russian nationals entering the U.S. across the nation\u2019s southern border.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/biggs.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/biggs.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/Rep.%20Biggs%20letter%20to%20Sec.%20Mayorkas%204.1.2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> included a list of important questions regarding the report, with a request for answers by April 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have recently been made aware of an increase in aliens from Russia illegally entering the United States. Given the Biden administration\u2019s catch and release policies, we have serious concerns that Russians illegally entering the United States will simply be released into the interior with minimal vetting,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReleasing illegal aliens into our communities is a significant national security threat,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve been recently made aware of reports of an increase in Russians attempting to enter the country and have serious concerns of what this could mean for our national security. <\/p>\n<p>Secretary Mayorkas must provide more clarity about this situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1510962918862606338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biggs also shared his concerns in a <a href=\"https:\/\/biggs.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-biggs-demands-answers-dhs-regarding-russian-nationals-southern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans deserve to know who is attempting to illegally enter the country and whether they are being released into the country,\u201d<b>\u00a0<\/b>Biggs wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been recently made aware of reports of an increase in Russians attempting to enter the country and have serious concerns of what this could mean for our national security. Secretary Mayorkas must provide more clarity about this situation, especially as national security threats from Russia increase given the current situation in Ukraine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller, who also signed the letter, shared her concerns over the issue of Russians illegally crossing the southern border, noting the contrast with Biden\u2019s treatment of Ukraine and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden wants US troops to prevent Russians from crossing Ukraine\u2019s border while allowing more than 2,000 Russians to illegally cross our southern border without knowing their intentions. If Biden cared about National Security, he would secure our own border!\u201d she wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden wants US troops to prevent Russians from crossing Ukraine&#8217;s border while allowing more than 2,000 Russians to illegally cross our southern border without knowing their intentions. If Biden cared about National Security, he would secure our own border!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O08eG70F5o\">https:\/\/t.co\/O08eG70F5o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mary Miller (@RepMaryMiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaryMiller\/status\/1488152785937907725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to the report of Russian nationals crossing the nation\u2019s southern border on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the same day that it will terminate the Title 42 public health policy that allows border officials to turn away migrants because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump-era policy has been in effect since March 2020 to turn away thousands of migrants in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pushing-back-gop-states-file-lawsuit-against-biden-administrations-end-of-title-42-border-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter considering current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight COVID-19 (such as highly effective vaccines and therapeutics), the CDC Director has determined that an Order suspending the right to introduce migrants into the United States is no longer necessary,\u201d the CDC said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2022\/s0401-title-42.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>\u00a0on Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The end of the policy is scheduled to be \u201cimplemented on May 23, 2022, to enable DHS time to implement appropriate COVID-19 mitigation protocols,\u201d according to the statement.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Republican Rep. 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