{"id":2083437,"date":"2023-10-29T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-sounds-the-alarm-after-17-chinese-nationals-are-arrested-in-his-southern-district\/"},"modified":"2023-10-29T20:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:29:34","slug":"congressman-sounds-the-alarm-after-17-chinese-nationals-are-arrested-in-his-southern-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-sounds-the-alarm-after-17-chinese-nationals-are-arrested-in-his-southern-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman raises concerns following arrest of 17 Chinese nationals in his district."},"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%2Fcongressman-sounds-the-alarm-after-17-chinese-nationals-are-arrested-in-his-southern-district%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=2083437&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--><h2>Concerns Rise Over Security of US Border Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel\u2064 and Hamas, worries about the\u2062 security\u200d of the open U.S. border continue to escalate. There are growing concerns about individuals with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swedens-top-airport-hires-company-linked-to-chinese-communists-for-security-screening\/\" title=\"Sweden's Top Airport Hires Company Linked to Chinese Communists for Security Screening\">potential security risks<\/a> attempting to enter through our vulnerable border.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2062Sunday, Rep.\u200c Carlos A. Gim\u00e9nez, of Florida,\u2062 released a statement after 17 individuals from Communist China were detained in Key Largo, which falls within his district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know that I\u2064 serve on the House Armed Services Committee but also on the\u200d House Select Committee on the competition between the United States and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-cluelessly-states-dont-want-contain-china-ccp-pushes-world-domination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communist Chinese Party<\/a>. And,\u00a0recently we saw where 17\u200c Chinese\u200d Nationals were apprehended in the Florida Keys,\u201d Gim\u00e9nez said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery concerning for me. I mean, I have gotten indication, have\u2063 gotten information that the Communist \u200dChinese party is getting \u2064more and more influence\u2062 in \u200cour hemisphere, especially around South Florida. \u200cWe know that they\u2019ve got activities going on in Cuba. They also see \u2064that they\u2019re doing a lot of infrastructure work also in \u2063the Bahamas,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of this\u2064 again, very concerning to me,\u201d Gim\u00e9nez added. \u201cWhy were they trying to sneak into the country? What was their purpose? Again, I think it\u2019s the first time that\u2062 we\u2019ve\u200b actually apprehended Chinese Nationals in \u200cour part of the country,\u201d \u200che \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/gimenez.house.gov\/2023\/10\/rep-carlos-gimenez-raises-the-alarm-on-chinese-nationals-apprehended-in-the-florida-keys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> \u2064 posted on his website, Gim\u00e9nez has asked Customs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/border-patrol-loosens-standards-amid-recruiting-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border Patrol<\/a> for additional information to evaluate the identities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-data-trackers-installed-on-state-government-websites-review-finds\/\" title=\"TikTok data trackers installed on state government websites, review finds\">potential security risks posed<\/a> by these individuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-sounds-the-alarm-after-17-chinese-nationals-are-arrested-in-his-southern-district\/\" title=\"Congressman raises concerns following arrest of 17 Chinese nationals in his district.\">reckless\u200b open-border policies<\/a>\u200b have allowed for millions to enter America illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Now, \u206317 nationals \u2063from Communist China \u2064have landed in \u2062my district,\u2063 Key Largo, illegally.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m demanding answers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D1We1Lw9ze\">pic.twitter.com\/D1We1Lw9ze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarlos\/status\/1717914407731155081?\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gim\u00e9nez is not the first Republican lawmaker to raise such concerns. In September, a group of GOP senators led by Sen. Roger Marshall of \u2062Kansas, sent a\u2064 letter to Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mayorkas-180-border-declares-wall-needed-texas-wants-done-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a>, warning that the influx of Chinese migrants likely includes operatives \u200dof the ruling \u2062Communist Party, posing\u200b threats of espionage and cyber \u200battacks.<\/p>\n<p>According to senators, nearly 18,000 Chinese nationals\u200b were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in \u2063fiscal\u200c 2023, a nearly tenfold jump from just over 2,000 last year.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b lawmakers accused the Biden\u2062 administration of recklessly releasing the migrants \u2064into the country without proper vetting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJuly \u2062set the \u2064record for nationwide\u2064 encounters\u2064 with\u200d Chinese nationals with just over 6,100.\u2064 94.8 percent of Chinese national \u2064encounters in\u2062 FY23 \u2062have been single adults. \u200dThis \u200btrend poses\u2063 a significant threat to our national security and warrants immediate attention and action from the Department of Homeland Security,\u201d the \u2063senators wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-senators-raise-national-security-concerns-release-chinese-nationals-us-southern-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according\u2062 to\u2064 Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our understanding that not a single one of these \u2062individuals encountered has been detained for any length of time but rather benefited from this \u200dadministration\u2019s policy of catch and release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 October, \u200bBiden asked Congress for $105 billion, which \u2063included $61.4 billion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/group-gop-senators-puts-pressure-mcconnell-new-bill-funds-aid-israel-not-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, $14.3 \u200bbillion \u2064for Israel, $9.15 \u2062billion in\u200d humanitarian aid\u200c for Palestinian, Israeli and Ukrainian citizens, and $7.4 billion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taiwan-navy-aircraft-ordered-respond-chinese-force-approaches-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a> and the\u2063 Indo-Pacific, according \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/20\/us\/politics\/bidens-funds-israel-ukraine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An additional $13.6 billion was for border patrol officers, immigration judges, shelters and \u2062detention centers, and to battle fentanyl smuggling\u200d at the Southern border. No money was allocated toward building the wall \u200bor fixing the way asylum\u200d seekers are processed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President\u2063 Biden\u2019s border aid package is not designed to stop the crisis at our\u200c southern border. It\u2019s designed\u2064 to make \u2063it worse.<\/p>\n<p>Under President\u200b Biden\u2019s watch, America \u2063is seeing the highest rates of illegal aliens EVER.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BidenBorderCrisis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BidenBorderCrisis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/umoTqu00Uo\">https:\/\/t.co\/umoTqu00Uo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Senator Ted \u2062Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1716946670750163184?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The writing is on the wall about \u200dthe threats to the nation. The attacks on\u2062 Israel, despite\u2062 its well-protected border, should have been a wake-up call to even the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathleen-j-anderson-teachers-union-claims-they-know-better-than-anyone-what-kids-need-wrong\/\" title=\"Kathleen J. Anderson: Teachers Union Claims They \"Know Better Than Anyone\" What Kids Need. Wrong!\">tone-deaf politician<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2062 the Biden administration seems to prefer to put party ideology over national safety.<\/p>\n<p>One can only\u200b hope\u200d and pray that, unlike the\u200c billions of dollars doing nothing to keep us safe, the cost of this strategy is not also paid \u200cfor by the American people.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch \u200dp{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our\u2062 Founder:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have \u2063done everything they can to\u200d put\u200b The Western Journal out of \u200dbusiness. Our<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">faithful subscribers<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  have kept us going.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If\u2062 you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be \u200chonest:<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need your help today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also want to send\u2063 you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give you a plan to fight back for our beloved country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b><i>Subscribe right\u2064 now<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2013 The Western Journal\u2063 stands for truth \u200cin this difficult time.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Please stand with us\u200d by subscribing today.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The \u2062post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-sounds-alarm-17-chinese-nationals-arrested-southern-district\/\">Congressman \u200bSounds \u2063the \u200bAlarm After 17\u200b Chinese Nationals Are Arrested in His Southern District<\/a> appeared\u200c first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<br \/>\n rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can \u200dthe government effectively assess the identities and potential security risks posed by individuals, such as the recent detention of Chinese nationals in Florida, trying to enter the country illegally<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The ongoing conflict between \u200bIsrael and\u200d Hamas has \u200braised concerns about\u2064 the security of the US \u200dborder. There \u2064is an increasing worry\u200d that individuals with potential security risks may attempt to \u2064enter \u200bthe country \u2064through\u200b our vulnerable \u2063border.<\/p>\n<p>One significant \u200cincident that has fueled these concerns\u2064 is the \u200drecent detention \u2063of 17\u200c individuals from Communist China \u2062in Key Largo, Florida. Representative Carlos A. Gim\u00e9nez, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee\u2063 and the House Select Committee on the competition between \u200cthe United States \u2064and the Communist Chinese Party, expressed his alarm about this development. He stated that he has\u200b received information indicating that\u2062 the Communist Chinese \u200cParty\u2062 is \u200cgaining\u2063 more influence in our hemisphere, particularly in South Florida. He also mentioned their activities in Cuba and\u2064 their involvement in infrastructure \u2063projects\u2062 in the Bahamas. Representative Gim\u00e9nez emphasized the need to understand\u2063 the purpose of these individuals trying to enter the country illegally and highlighted the \u2062significance of this event as the first time Chinese\u200b nationals have been apprehended in this part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Gim\u00e9nez\u200b has requested Customs and Border\u2062 Patrol for additional\u2063 information to assess the identities and potential security\u200b risks posed by these individuals.\u200d This action reflects the urgency and seriousness with which he approaches this issue.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting \u2063that \u2062Representative Gim\u00e9nez is\u2064 not \u2064the only Republican lawmaker to raise concerns about the security of \u2062the US border concerning Chinese\u2063 migrants. In September, a group of GOP senators led by Senator \u2063Roger Marshall of Kansas sent a letter to Homeland \u200dSecurity Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, warning\u200d about \u2062the presence of \u2064Communist Party operatives among Chinese migrants. The letter emphasized the threats of espionage and cyber attacks posed by \u2063these individuals.<\/p>\n<p>These events highlight the need\u200c for heightened \u200bborder security measures to ensure\u200b the safety and protection \u2064of the United\u2063 States. The open-border policies implemented by the Biden administration have \u2063allowed millions to enter the country illegally, magnifying the potential risk of\u200c security breaches. It \u200cis crucial that the government takes these concerns \u2063seriously, evaluates the identities \u200band intentions of individuals attempting to enter the US, \u200cand \u200bimplements effective measures to safeguard national security.<\/p>\n<p>The security of the US border is not \u200can issue that can be ignored or\u2062 taken lightly. The threats posed by individuals\u200c with\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-border-patrol-releases-hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-onto-san-diego-streets-youre-free\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Border Patrol Sets Free Hundreds of Illegal Migrants on San Diego Streets\">potential\u2062 security risks<\/a> cannot be\u2063 underestimated. As the conflict \u2063between Israel and Hamas continues, it is vital\u200c that steps are taken to address \u2064and mitigate these concerns,\u200b ensuring the safety and \u2062well-being of\u200b the American \u2063people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Israel-Hamas conflict ongoing, concerns over US border security rise. Worries grow about potential security risks entering through our vulnerable border. Rep. Carlos A. Gim\u00e9nez of Florida released a statement after 17 individuals from Communist China attempted entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2329,"featured_media":2083438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2083437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2329"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2083437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2083437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2083437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2083437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}