U.S. Representative Andy Biggs confronts USCIS Director Ur Jaddou over controversial immigration policies during a heated House Judiciary subcommittee hearing.
According to Just The News, the Arizona Republican criticized the agency for allowing illegal border crossers to sponsor other illegal immigrants while operating under a system plagued by widespread fraud.
The confrontation centered on the Department of Homeland Security's CHNV parole program, created by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for inadmissible citizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
This program has been found to process tens of thousands of fraudulent applications, with multiple instances of duplicate Social Security numbers and identical supporter information across thousands of cases.
The program's integrity came under intense scrutiny after an internal USCIS review in August revealed alarming patterns of fraud. Supporters were found using identical Social Security numbers across 3,200 applications, while the same phone numbers appeared on 3,300 applications. The investigation also uncovered nearly 2,000 cases where identical supporter email addresses were used.
Representative Biggs presented evidence showing that 184-word responses were copied across more than 1,800 applications submitted by 194 CHNV supporters. Adding to the concerns, over 460 nonexistent zip codes were used on applications representing more than 2,800 CHNV aliens.
The scale of the program's reach has been substantial, with DHS approving more than 80,000 CHNV supporters who were in the U.S. on a temporary basis by August 6. Among these, 224 CHNV parolees who were already in the country illegally were approved as sponsors for subsequent parolees.
The implementation of the CBP One phone app has resulted in the processing and release of more than 852,000 illegal foreign nationals into the country. Additionally, over 531,000 individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, deemed inadmissible, have entered through the CHNV parole program as of October.
House Republicans have identified this parole program as one of several illegal initiatives, citing it among their reasons for pursuing impeachment proceedings against Secretary Mayorkas. The program's operation has raised significant security concerns, with DHS documents acknowledging that all individuals paroled into the United States are, by definition, inadmissible.
A House Committee on Homeland Security investigation revealed that by mid-October 2023, approximately 1.6 million inadmissible aliens were awaiting travel authorizations through the CHNV program, with DHS utilizing 50 airports worldwide for their entry.
Rep. Biggs, addressing Director Jaddou, said:
You don't really want to admit there's this much rampant fraud. The same exact 184-word response was used on more than 1,800 applications by nearly 194 CHNV supporters. More than 460 nonexistent zip codes were used on supported applications on behalf of more than 2,800 CHV aliens. You can dance around and say you don't have the report in front of you, but these are the facts. This program is rife with fraud.
The controversy surrounding USCIS Director Ur Jaddou's oversight of the CHNV parole program has intensified as evidence of systematic fraud continues to emerge.
Representative Andy Biggs's confrontation during the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing highlighted the program's failures, particularly the approval of illegal border crossers as sponsors and the widespread use of fraudulent documentation.
The agency's response and future handling of these immigration challenges remain under close congressional scrutiny, with potential implications for broader immigration policy reform and accountability measures.
