{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-dhs-failure-notice-heightened-risk-terrorism-unacceptable", "Congressman Biggs: DHS Failure to Notice Heightened Risk of Terrorism is Unacceptable", "2024-07-12", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "This week, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding DHS\u2019s failure to issue a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin on the number of terrorists who have illegally entered the country. More than 360 illegal aliens on the terror watchlist\u2014and upwards of 52,000 who were identified as \u201cspecial interest aliens\u201d because of national security concerns\u2014have been apprehended by Border Patrol agents since President Joe Biden took office in January of 2021.\n\nSeveral of these foreign nationals in the country illegally have already planned or attempted to conduct terror operations within the United States. Recent examples include two Jordanians who attempted to infiltrate the Marine Corps base in Quantico and eight Tajikistanis who were planning to detonate a bomb. Members of South and Central American gangs have also committed violent crimes in major U.S. cities.\n\nDespite these alarming statistics, Mayorkas\u2019s DHS has refused to alert the American public to the heightened risk of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Congressman Biggs\u2019s letter requires DHS to provide answers to its failure to properly inform Americans of the danger of the Biden Administration\u2019s open border policies.\n\n\u201cAlejandro Mayorkas\u2019s negligent refusal to secure and protect America from terrorist threats is unacceptable,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cMore than 10 million illegal aliens have invaded our country during Mayorkas\u2019s tenure as DHS Secretary. The Biden Administration\u2019s disastrous open border policies make it impossible for Border Patrol agents to properly vet foreign nationals flowing unchecked through our porous borders. Even the administration\u2019s own FBI Director has repeatedly warned against the increasing likelihood of terrorist attacks carried out by unvetted illegal aliens.\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration adamantly refuses to enforce existing U.S. immigration law to protect American citizens from foreign threats. DHS must provide answers for its failure to alert Americans to the increased risk of terror threats. I\u2019m grateful to my colleagues for joining this effort as we await Secretary Mayorkas\u2019s response.\u201d\n\nCosigners of this letter are: Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), Rep. Earl \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (R-GA), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), and Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK).\n\nThe letter may be read here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "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-failure-notice-heightened-risk-terrorism-unacceptable"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.523398095741868, "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"}