Henrico Times

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released a statement today in response to President Biden’s executive action halting the deportation of 500,000 undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States.

“President Biden campaigned on a platform of relaxing border security, so his executive action today is no surprise. Once again, the Biden administration is incentivizing people to enter our country illegally without consequence,” said Wittman.

He further attributed the current situation at the southern border to what he described as "open border policies" of the Biden administration. “The crisis we see at the southern border today is a direct result of the Biden administration’s open border policies, which is why I voted for the Secure the Border Act — the strongest border security package in American history — and voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his refusal to enforce existing U.S. immigration law.”

Wittman also criticized several actions taken by President Biden during his initial days in office. “During his first 100 days in office, President Biden repealed numerous executive actions and halted border wall construction, ended the successful Remain in Mexico policy, put a moratorium on deportations, and promised amnesty to all undocumented immigrants residing in the country illegally.”

He concluded by urging President Biden to revert to previous immigration policies. “I call on President Biden to immediately reinstate the previous administration’s effective executive actions and to put Americans’ safety and security first.”