Congress of the United States
‘Washington, BE 20515
‘September 22, 2022
‘The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas
Seeretary
USS. Department of Homeland Secretary
2707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE.
‘Washington, DC 20528
Dear Secretary Mayorkas,
‘We write you with serious concern about a recent U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
intelligence report reveived by Border Patrol that instructs agents to look for violent criminals
from Venezuela among the migrant caravans heading towards the U.S-Mexico border.'
thes been widely reported that the murderous and narco-erorst Maduro rogime in Venezuela
is deliberately releasing violent prisoners ery, including inmates convicted of “murder, rape,
nd extortion,” and pushing them to join caravan heading to the United States Some of the
release prisoners have already been spotted within migrant caravans traveling from Tapachuls,
‘Mexico, toward our southern border as recently a July of this yer, meaning they could already
bein our interior.”
‘According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), between October 2021 and July 2022,
‘more than 130,000 Venezuelan nationals Were encountered after entering the United States
illegally. As «result ofthe Bien Administration's disastrous border policies, itis unknown how
‘many ofthe violent Venezaclan prisoners have been released ino the interior ofthe U.S. 8
identifying Venezclans with erminal records is nest impossible unless the individual admits
their records to U.S. authorities. This will undoubredly put ou zounty ia grave danger.
‘Therefore, we ask you to respond tothe following questions:
1. Does DHS have a projected headcount of how many released Venezuelan prisoners are
‘expected to enter the U.S?
2. What precautions is DHS taking to prevent these dangerous criminals from entering the
interior?
3. IsDHS aware of the current locaton or final destination ofthe released prisoners?
4. How many Venezuelan nationals have already attemptec to enter the U.S. at the southem
border since President Biden took office? How many of them have a criminal convietion
ontheir record?
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Sd5. Have any of the Venezuelan nationals encountered atthe southern border this year been
suspected to be released prisoners?
6. How many Venezuelan nationals encountered atthe borcer have been released into the
US. interior or are suspected got-aways? How many of these individuals have a criminal
conviction?
17. Isthe U.S. able to access criminal databases in Venezuela to ensure violent criminals are
not released into the country? [fnot, how are you ensuring Venezuelan nationals who sre
released into the interior do not have a criminal conviction?
8, Have you been in contact with the Maduro regime or the Guaid6 administration, which
‘the United States recognizes as Venezuela's legitimate interim president, about the recent
report?
9. Do you have reason to believe thal the release of the convicts could be a purposeful
ecopulitical move specifically intended to impact U:S. national seeurty? Do you have
reason to believe the Bolivarian National Intelligence Se-vice (SEBIN) played a role in
the deliberate releases?
10, Please provide any Field Intelligence Reports from the lest six months that indicate
‘Venezuelan criminals are attempting to make entry into the United States across the
southem border. Additionally, please provide any 1-213 forms from the las six months
that indicate that Venezuelan nationals with criminal affiliations were concealing
themselves within migrant caravans crossing the southers border.
Americ's adversaries despise what our country stand for and are now sending their most
dangerous individuals to our borders, where they will have no trouble geting in asa result ofthe
Biden Administration’s failed immigration policies. Our overwerked border patrol agents ean
only do so much for so long without your help. As members of Congress, and within all,
applicable rules and regulations, we urge you to take steps Congressional Republicans have
continuously called for to secure our borders and prevent these dangerous individuals from
entering the United States.
‘Thank you for your attention to this serious matter, and we look forward to your prompt
response.
‘Sincerely,
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