{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-opposes-dhs-decision-rescind-expedited-removal", "Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal", "2022-04-13", "2022", "2022-04", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) along with 77 of his House Republican colleagues urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to reverse its decision to rescind the Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal or \u201cexpedited removal\u201d policy.\n\nThere were 164,973 migrant encounters at the southern border in February, a 7% increase from January and 63% increase from the previous year. This decision comes on the heels of the administration\u2019s announcement it would not renew the Title 42 public health order that currently broadens DHS\u2019 authority to deport an illegal immigrant as part of the pandemic response.\n\n\u201cBy withdrawing expedited removal, you are continuing the Biden Administration\u2019s soft stance on law and order and are encouraging citizens of other countries to illegally enter the United States,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cWe strongly recommend maintaining the expanded scope of expedited removal initiated by President Trump and adopting policies that deter illegal migrant crossings rather than promote them.\u201d\n\nSection 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows DHS to remove aliens (1) caught at the border entering the United States illegally, or (2) who apply for admission at a port of entry with fraudulent documents or no documents at all, without placing those aliens into formal removal proceedings before an immigration judge (IJ) -- i.e., in a expedited manner.\n\nRead the full letter here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:19:30Z"]], "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://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-opposes-dhs-decision-rescind-expedited-removal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8841599337756634, "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"}