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American Security Task Force Unveils Border Security Framework for Day One of Republican Majority
American Security Task Force Unveils Border Security Framework for Day One of Republican Majority WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the American Security Task Force (ASTF) unveiled its legislative recommendations to address the worsening crisis at the Southern border created by the Biden administration’s reckless and dangerous border security policies. This framework...
FACT SHEET: The Biden Border Crisis Rages on for the 16th Month in a Row
The Biden Border Crisis Rages on for the 16th Month in a Row WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden Border Crisis rages on for the 16th month in a row with over 150,000 migrant encounters at the Southwest border. Americans across the country continue to feel the devastating and dangerous...
Enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act WASHINGTON, DC – With the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) signed into law last year, it will be vital that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implements the restrictions as intended and holds the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its flagrant human rights violations. This legislation requires...
Republicans Were Right: Terror Watchlisted Individuals Crossing the Border Illegally
Republicans Were Right: Terror Watchlisted Individuals Crossing the Border Illegally WASHINGTON, DC – While Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claims that the border crisis is being ‘effectively managed,’ Americans know better. Border Patrol agents have been pulled off the frontline by DHS to process thousands of migrants into the interior...
New Border Numbers: A Year Of Chaos & Crisis
New Border Numbers: A Year Of Chaos & Crisis WASHINGTON, DC – Amid a global pandemic, the number of illegal border encounters reached an all-time high this fiscal year as a result of President Biden’s open border policies. With yet another migrant caravan currently traveling through Mexico toward the U.S. border, this...
“Startling Stats 8.0” Show No “Predictable Seasonal Drop” in Biden’s Border Crisis
“Startling Stats 8.0” Show No “Predictable Seasonal Drop” in Biden’s Border Crisis WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the latest edition of Homeland Republicans’ “Startling Stats” fact sheet, demonstrating President Biden’s border crisis is evolving into a growing...
NEW FACTSHEET: Ending Title 42 Now Will Jeopardize Post-Pandemic Recovery
NEW FACTSHEET: Ending Title 42 Now Will Jeopardize Post-Pandemic Recovery WASHINGTON, DC—Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Homeland Security Republicans released a new factsheet highlighting why, as the U.S. moves steadily toward a post-pandemic recovery, now is not the time to end the...
“Startling Stats 4.0” Detail Those Exploiting Biden’s Weak Border Security Policies
“Startling Stats 4.0” Detail Those Exploiting Biden’s Weak Border Security Policies WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the latest edition of Homeland Republicans’ “Startling Stats” factsheet highlighting just-released Customs & Border Protection monthly enforcement numbers for March as well as the...
Startling Revelations From Secretary Mayorkas Hearing Pose More Questions Than Answers
Startling Revelations From Secretary Mayorkas Hearing Pose More Questions Than Answers WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released a recap of stunning revelations from yesterday’s Committee on Homeland Security hearing with DHS Secretary Mayorkas highlighting how the Biden Administration’s open...
Latest “Startling Stats” Show Complete Disorder at the Border
Latest “Startling Stats” Show Complete Disorder at the Border WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the latest edition of Homeland Republicans’ “Startling Stats” factsheet highlighting how the Biden Administration’s open border policies have created absolute disorder at the southern...
Homeland Republicans Release “Startling Stats” on Mounting Border Crisis
Homeland Republicans Release “Startling Stats” on Mounting Border Crisis WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the first edition of Homeland Republicans’ “Startling Stats” factsheet highlighting how the humanitarian crisis and public health crisis at the border continue to intensify as...
Our Insecure Border is Allowing Criminals, Gangs to Thrive
Our Insecure Border is Allowing Criminals, Gangs to Thrive The Problem: Our Border is Not Secure Of the approximately 2,000 miles of U.S.-Mexico border, CBP has determined about 1,500 as suitable for barrier, and only 654 miles had walls or barriers when President Trump took office in 2017. The...
Border Brief: July Border Numbers Show Downward Trend but Apprehensions Remain at Record Highs
Border Brief: July Border Numbers Show Downward Trend but Apprehensions Remain at Record Highs WASHINGTON – July border apprehension data came out last week. On the one hand: The number of migrants who arrived at our southwest border in July is down 21 percent from June and down 43...
Border Briefs: An Update on the Emergency Supplemental
Border Briefs: An Update on the Emergency Supplemental WASHINGTON — After months of Democratic inaction and denial, Congress finally passed an emergency supplemental to address the crisis at the southwest border, which the president signed into law on July 1. As a reminder, here is what the $4.6 billion supplemental...
Border Briefs: Trump Administration Taking Decisive Action on Border Crisis
Border Briefs: Trump Administration Taking Decisive Action on Border Crisis WASHINGTON – It’s no secret that President Trump is using every tool he can to address the border crisis without help from Congress. While the true cause of the crisis are legal loopholes in our immigration system that only Congress...
BEYOND A CRISIS: Border Detentions Up 32 Percent From April
BEYOND A CRISIS: Border Detentions Up 32 Percent From April May Detentions Top 144,000 WASHINGTON – New numbers are out showing yet another record breaking month at the border. In May, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered more than 144,000 migrants along the southwest border. We’re on track...
Myth v. Fact: Correcting the Record on Democrats’ Border Claims
Myth v. Fact: Correcting the Record on Democrats’ Border Claims Democrats are More Interested in Scoring Political Points than the Health and Safety of Migrants at the Border WASHINGTON – We have a humanitarian and security crisis at our southwest border caused by a flood of children and families...
RECORD BREAKING: Migration Numbers Reach Highest Point In Years
RECORD BREAKING: Migration Numbers Reach Highest Point In Years April Data Shows Crushing Numbers of Migrants Arriving at Southwest Border WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Customs and Border Protection released last month’s border data and the numbers are staggering. In April, Border Patrol encountered more than 109,000 migrants along the southwest border—a...
Smugglers Exploit U.S. Law, Children to Churn Profit
Smugglers Exploit U.S. Law, Children to Churn Profit CBP Cameras Caught Armed Men Escorting Mother and 8-year-old Child to Border Human smugglers do not care about the well-being of migrants they’re exploiting – they only care about profit. Often, migrants must walk hundreds of miles across rugged terrain without...
NEW DATA: Border Crisis Worsens
NEW DATA: Border Crisis Worsens Law enforcement encountered so many migrants in March that we had to expand our chart. WASHINGTON – New data shows that apprehensions at the border continued to skyrocket in March. Here’s a breakdown. Customs and Border Protection apprehended 92,607 individuals at the southwest border. Including:...
Press Releases
WTAS: Key Border Security Players Show Support for American Security Task Force Framework
WTAS: Key Border Security Players Show Support for American Security Task Force Framework WASHINGTON, D.C.— Last week, the American Security Task Force (ASTF) unveiled its legislative recommendations to address the worsening crisis at the Southern border created by the Biden administration’s reckless and dangerous border security policies. This framework will be prioritized...
Katko Discusses Killing of al Qaeda Leader on The Fox News Rundown Podcast
Katko Discusses Killing of al Qaeda Leader on The Fox News Rundown Podcast WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined the Fox News “Rundown” podcast to discuss the terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan one year after President Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal....
Katko: The Biden Administration Has No Plan to Address the Crisis at the Southwest Border
Katko: The Biden Administration Has No Plan to Address the Crisis at the Southwest Border WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee, released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s reckless decision to terminate the Trump administration’s ’Remain in Mexico’ policy,...
American Security Task Force Unveils Border Security Framework for Day One of Republican Majority
American Security Task Force Unveils Border Security Framework for Day One of Republican Majority WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the American Security Task Force (ASTF) unveiled its legislative recommendations to address the worsening crisis at the Southern border created by the Biden administration’s reckless and dangerous border security policies. This framework...
Katko to Mayorkas: Stop Recruiting Journalists to Process Migrants at the Southwest Border
Katko to Mayorkas: Stop Recruiting Journalists to Process Migrants at the Southwest Border WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported in an exclusive from the Daily Caller, Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, is calling out the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) blatant lack of strategy to manage the Biden Border...
Katko Discusses NYC & DC Mayors’ Response to Biden Border Crisis on Fox
Katko Discusses NYC & DC Mayors’ Response to Biden Border Crisis on Fox WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News’ The Story to discuss Mayor Eric Adams’ comments about the impacts of the Biden Border...
Homeland Republicans Successfully Push Back on DHS’ Absurd Terrorist Privacy Waiver Demands
Homeland Republicans Successfully Push Back on DHS’ Absurd Terrorist Privacy Waiver Demands WASHINGTON, D.C.— After being told by two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components that they would not brief Homeland Security Republicans on two significant terrorist plots planned on U.S. soil without a signed privacy waiver from the suspected terrorists,...
FACT SHEET: The Biden Border Crisis Rages on for the 16th Month in a Row
The Biden Border Crisis Rages on for the 16th Month in a Row WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden Border Crisis rages on for the 16th month in a row with over 150,000 migrant encounters at the Southwest border. Americans across the country continue to feel the devastating and dangerous...
Enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act WASHINGTON, DC – With the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) signed into law last year, it will be vital that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implements the restrictions as intended and holds the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its flagrant human rights violations. This legislation requires...
Katko on the Del Rio Horse Patrol Investigation Report
Katko on the Del Rio Horse Patrol Investigation Report WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement slamming the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) report on the investigation into the Del...
Katko Honors CBP Agents Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice for Our Nation
Katko Honors CBP Agents Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice for Our Nation WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, honored those U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation in a statement for the Congressional...
Katko: The Biden Administration Continues to Abandon Any Attempt to Secure Our Southwest Border
Katko: The Biden Administration Continues to Abandon Any Attempt to Secure Our Southwest Border WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, allowing the Biden administration to terminate the Trump administration’s...
Katko: This is Not Humane or Effective Management of the Southern Border
Katko: This is Not Humane or Effective Management of the Southern Border WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on reports that 50 migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio as part of a human smuggling...
Guest Leads Effort to Combat Biden’s Drug Crisis & TCO Illicit Activity
Guest Leads Effort to Combat Biden’s Drug Crisis & TCO Illicit Activity WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act (BEST Act). This legislation would reauthorize the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) and help stop the...
Republicans Were Right: Terror Watchlisted Individuals Crossing the Border Illegally
Republicans Were Right: Terror Watchlisted Individuals Crossing the Border Illegally WASHINGTON, DC – While Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claims that the border crisis is being ‘effectively managed,’ Americans know better. Border Patrol agents have been pulled off the frontline by DHS to process thousands of migrants into the interior...
Katko: Our Border Patrol Agents Deserve Better Than This
Katko: Our Border Patrol Agents Deserve Better Than This WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the house Committee on Homeland Security, released the following demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) investigation into the Del Rio horse...
Katko Joins ICE, HSI To Honor Shadow Wolves’ Legacy of Enhancing Border Security
Katko Joins ICE, HSI To Honor Shadow Wolves’ Legacy of Enhancing Border Security WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Tohono O’odham National Tactical Enforcement Officer Unit, known as...
Katko on Fox News: A Posture of Unwavering Resilience Needed in Current Threat Environment
Katko on Fox News: A Posture of Unwavering Resilience Needed in Current Threat Environment WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined Dana Perino on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to discuss the migrant caravan headed to the United States that...
Katko, Pfluger: The Homeland is Less Secure Under Biden
Katko, Pfluger: The Homeland is Less Secure Under Biden WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), Ranking Member of the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, respond to shocking reports that a known terrorist was released into the country for...
Katko: Title 42 is Critical to Managing the Biden Border Crisis
Katko: Title 42 is Critical to Managing the Biden Border Crisis WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on the federal court’s ruling that the Biden administration cannot terminate Title 42 on May 23. “The federal...
