{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-dhs-violating-its-own-mission-illegal-alien-flights", "Congressman Biggs: DHS Violating Its Own Mission with Illegal Alien Flights", "2022-08-23", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Yesterday, Congressman Andy Biggs and 23 of his House colleagues sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting answers about the department allowing illegal aliens to fly on commercial airplanes\u2014at taxpayers' expense\u2014without presenting acceptable identification.\n\n\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s DHS is failing to adhere to its mission of \u2018safeguard[ing] the American people, our homeland, and our values,\u2019\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs. \u201cDHS is misusing U.S. taxpayer dollars to transport law-breakers to their destination of choice in our country. Even worse, the department is allowing these individuals to board commercial airplanes without presenting identification included on TSA\u2019s acceptable forms of ID list.\n\n\u201cTransporting potentially tens of thousands of lawbreakers throughout the country\u2014with virtually unknown backgrounds\u2014is a national security risk and defies the recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission. It also incentivizes more illegal immigration to our country at a time when the border has already passed its breaking point.\n\n\u201cSecretary Mayorkas must immediately discontinue this appalling practice and provide us an immediate breakdown of how the department spent its appropriated funding on these operations.\u201d\n\nThe letter may be read here.\n\nCo-signers include: Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-MN), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Paul Gosar D.D.S. (R-AZ), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL), Rep. Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep. Andy Harris M.D. (R-MD), Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), and Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "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-violating-its-own-mission-illegal-alien-flights"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4123988803476095, "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"}