{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-demands-transparency-biden-harris-doj-illegal-aliens", "Congressman Biggs Demands Transparency from Biden-Harris DOJ on Illegal Aliens Assaulting CBP Agents", "2024-10-22", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "On Friday, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) led letters to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner Troy Miller and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding alarming reports of illegal aliens physically assaulting CBP agents while crossing the southwest border. In Fiscal Year 2023, CBP reported that 610 agents were assaulted, while in Fiscal Year 2024, at least 413 agents were assaulted.\n\nIn August, CBP issued a press release stating that Border Patrol, specifically in the El Paso Sector, is seeing a \u201csignificant rise\u201d in assaults on agents. Reports that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) is failing to prosecute illegal aliens who attack federal officers are concerning and likely contributing to losses in morale and support among CBP personnel. It is crucial to ensure that these violent illegal aliens are prosecuted not only for illegal entry into the country but also for assaulting federal officers.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden and Kamala Harris\u2019s egregious open border policies incentivize mass illegal immigration and open our country to violent criminals from around the globe,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cOur Border Patrol Agents put their lives on the line every single day and deserve much more respect than they\u2019ve been given by this rogue administration. That agents are being assaulted in the first place is despicable, but DOJ\u2019s failure to prosecute them accordingly is unacceptable.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the support of my colleagues on this important issue as we await answers from Garland\u2019s DOJ.\u201d\n\nThe letter to Deputy Commissioner Miller may be read here.\n\nThe letter to AG Garland may be read here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-demands-transparency-biden-harris-doj-illegal-aliens"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1212541721761227, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}