{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-dhs-does-not-know-who-entering-our-country", "Congressman Biggs: DHS Does Not Know Who is Entering Our Country", "2023-09-22", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding reports of DHS underreporting \u2018gotaways\u2019 or illegal aliens who have entered the United States unlawfully but evaded capture from immigration authorities. The letter requires Secretary Mayorkas to provide information on how DHS currently calculates gotaways, gotaway estimates for Fiscal Year 2023, and how the Department aims to ensure more accurate reporting.\n\n\u201cThe United States must know who is entering its country at all times,\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs. \u201cGotaway aliens are gushing through our southern border and our Department of Homeland Security doesn\u2019t appear to have an accurate system in place to quantify who is entering our country unlawfully and escaping apprehension.\n\n\u201cI have had many credible sources on the ground indicate to me that current gotaway totals are woefully undercounted and that\u2019s unacceptable. These types of aliens pose significant public safety and national security risks as they are likely evading capture for a malicious reasons.\n\n\u201cThe last thing the United States needs is another tragedy because it refused to prioritize its national security and enforce the laws of the land. I look forward to hearing from Secretary Mayorkas.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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-dhs-does-not-know-who-entering-our-country"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4317010063678026, "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"}