{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gooden.house.gov/press-releases?ID=D3D83633-C395-4FEE-B912-33D8E6E82C86", "Gooden Calls for Transparency from Corporations and Government Agencies Complicit in Human Smuggling", "2021-11-17", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Lance Gooden", "G000589", "gooden.house.gov", "gooden", "https://gooden.house.gov/press-releases", "page_html", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, Congressman Lance Gooden (R-Texas) sent letters to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), key Big Tech Companies, U.S. hotel chains, and United Airlines to demand answers on their role in fueling the ongoing migrant crisis in the United States.\n\nDuring his recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, Rep. Gooden observed troubling operations that corroborated information his office received from an unnamed whistleblower. It is becoming increasingly apparent based off those documents and from his recent trip that U.S. corporations and government agencies are working in tandem with non-profit organizations to facilitate that mass relocation of migrants into the interior of the United States.\n\nMost disturbingly, Rep. Gooden\u2019s office has received proof that the Transportation Security Administration is allowing undocumented migrants to board U.S. commercial airlines without proper identification.\n\nRep. Lance Gooden said, \u201cAllowing these migrants, many of whom are unknown to U.S. law enforcement agencies, to board commercial aircraft presents one of the greatest threats to U.S. national security since September 11, 2001. The safety of our communities is at risk because President Biden and Vice President Harris refuse to acknowledge or address the ongoing crisis at our southern border.\u201d He continued, \u201cI am greatly concerned by the lack of proper vetting and the role U.S. corporations and agencies are playing in fueling this crisis.\u201d\n\nYou can read the full letter to the Transportation Security Administration here.\n\nYou can read the full letter to Wyndam Hotels and Resorts and Marriott International here and here.\n\nYou can read the full letter to Facebook and Tiktok here and here.\n\nYou can read the full letter to United Airlines and American Airlines here and here.\n\nRep. Gooden's office has set up an anonymous tip line for anyone with information on the situation. The link to that can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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://gooden.house.gov/press-releases?ID=D3D83633-C395-4FEE-B912-33D8E6E82C86"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1491398327052593, "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"}