WASHINGTON, D.C.— After months of delay, U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) finally released its annual report for Fiscal Year 2021. Rep. Arrington led efforts demanding the Agency to release the report.
Since President Biden took office, there have been over 2.1 million apprehensions at the southwest border. This unprecedented number of apprehensions is a direct result of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led 39 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson regarding ICE’s failure to release its annual report for Fiscal Year 2021. The annual report contains vitally important information, including in-depth crime data on gang members, known terrorists, and illegal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) led 25 of his House Colleagues in introducing the Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act. This legislation keeps Americans safe by preventing dangerous criminals from being released into the U.S. by requiring the cross-referencing of domestic and international criminal databases, requiring the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) sent a letter to Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Troy Miller demanding answers for a discrepancy in their Noncitizen Crime Statistic data. Each month, CBP data has demonstrated a steady, alarming increase in crime. In September, the CBP data showed 53 homicides/manslaughters had been committed by… Read more »
Lubbock, TX— Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement applauding U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision to order the Biden administration to revive the “Remain in Mexico Program.”
“I commend the U.S. District Court’s decision to order the Biden administration to reimplement the Migrant Protection Protocols program (MPP), also known as… Read more »
Last week, KTAB News reported that DHS has been using a regional airport in Abilene, Texas, to fly border crossers into the area before loading them on buses for release into the United States interior.
In other cases, border crossers are bused to the airport in Abilene before boarding domestic flights bound for places in the U.S. interior that DHS has not… Read more »
ICYMI: Arrington Sends Letter to DHS Secretary and ICE Director on Illegal Immigrants Being Released in Abilene
WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tae Johnson demanding answers about reports of illegal immigrants being… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2021
CONTACTS:
Christian McMullen, (806) 224-5216
Reilly Knecht, (806) 252-6133
ICYMI: Arrington Demands Biden Put Americans First and Secure Our Border
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Arrington joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business and slammed President Biden for the continued humanitarian disaster at the southern… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2021
CONTACTS:
Christian McMullen, (806) 224-5216
Reilly Knecht, (806) 252-6133
Arrington: Biden’s Border Crisis Is Hammering Our States. It’s Time To Affirm Their Sovereign Powers.
WASHINGTON, DC—In an op-ed carried by Fox… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2021
CONTACTS:
Christian McMullen, (806) 224-5216
Reilly Knecht, (806) 252-6133
Arrington: States Don’t Have To Be Passive Victims of a Failed Federal Government
WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led nearly 30 of his House colleagues at a press conference affirming the sovereign power of our states to… Read more »
