{"id":1478438,"date":"2022-05-17T15:44:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478438"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:44:44","slug":"we-need-to-take-action-sen-cassidy-colleagues-lead-effort-to-combat-crime-at-the-southern-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-to-take-action-sen-cassidy-colleagues-lead-effort-to-combat-crime-at-the-southern-border\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Need To Take Action\u2019: Sen. Cassidy, Colleagues Lead Effort To Combat Crime At The 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\">34<\/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%2Fwe-need-to-take-action-sen-cassidy-colleagues-lead-effort-to-combat-crime-at-the-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=1478438&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\/05\/Untitled-design-2022-05-17T145146.779.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA) led a group of GOP leaders who signed a letter on Tuesday urging the Biden administration to develop a plan to combat crime at the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>The effort comes as the nation honors National Police Week in recognizing the work of America\u2019s law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wordsection1\">\u201cAround the country, we\u2019re seeing violent crime like homicide, theft, arson, and vandalism dramatically increase while progressive leaders debate defunding the police. The Biden Administration is failing to address our wide open border where the cartels smuggle drugs and people into the United States every day,\u201d Sen. James Lankford (OK), who joined Cassidy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/lankford-cassidy-colleagues-call-on-white-house-and-congress-to-combat-crime-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wordsection1\">\u201cWe need to take action to hold criminals accountable and address lawlessness in our nation. During this Police Week, we thank our law enforcement officers and their families for their contributions and sacrifices. Their hard work on the front lines keeps us safe and reminds us that we have to always be vigilant to protect our families,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy also called for urgent action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wordsection1CxSpMiddle\">\u201cIf there was ever a time that the American people want to know that the president and Congress are working together to defeat the scourge of crime, the time is now. This resolution is to send the message that combating crime is what we are focused on,\u201d Cassidy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Lankford%20Cassidy%20Crime%20Resolution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> noted that \u201cviolent crimes can only be combated if the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, other law enforcement agencies, and the private sector work together,\u201d urging all American agencies to partner to counter the growing concerns along the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wordsection1CxSpMiddle\">The other Republican senators who co-signed the letter included Chuck Grassley (IA), John Barrasso (WY), Marsha Blackburn (TN), Mike Braun (IN), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), John Cornyn (TX), Kevin Cramer (ND), Mike Crapo (ID), Ted Cruz (TX), Steve Daines (MT), Joni Ernst (IA), Bill Hagerty (TN), John Hoeven (ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS), Ron Johnson (WI), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Roger Marshall (KS), Rob Portman (OH), Jim Risch (R-ID), Marco Rubio (FL), Rick Scott (FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Dan Sullivan (AK), Thom Tillis (NC), Roger Wicker (MS), Deb Fischer (NE), Jim Inhofe (OK), and Todd Young (IN).<\/p>\n<p>The letter also comes as \u201c234,088 migrants encountered at the Southern border in April, per a DHS court filing today. That\u2019s the highest number in DHS history. 117,989 migrants were released into the U.S. in April. 113,248 were removed, including 96,908 expelled via Title 42,\u201d according to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: There were 234,088 migrants encountered at the Southern border in April, per a DHS court filing today. That\u2019s the highest number in DHS history.<br \/>117,989 migrants were released into the U.S. in April.<br \/>113,248 were removed, including 96,908 expelled via Title 42. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1526319686010515457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lankford also blasted the Biden administration regarding its response to crime during a February press conference claiming Biden keeps looking the other way as crime skyrockets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a serious problem with just basic law enforcement in this country\u2014that right now, this Administration is trying to handcuff law enforcement and release criminals. We\u2019re doing exactly the wrong thing, time after time after time,\u201d Lankford <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/lankford-calls-out-biden-for-looking-the-other-way-while-crime-skyrockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividuals that illegally cross our southern border are being released into the country, and federal law enforcement officials are being treated as if they\u2019re hotel check-in staff rather than federal law enforcement and told to just wave people through,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Sen. 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