TSA reveals illegal migrants flying without proper ID can use an ARREST WARRANT as identification
- Rep. Lance Gooden had sent a letter to TSA after a whistleblower claimed the agency was allowing 'unknown migrants' to board commercial airlines in the U.S.
- TSA Administrator David Pekoske responded explaining that certain DHS documents may be considered acceptable alternate forms of identification
- Those include a 'Warrant for Arrest of Alien' and a 'Warrant of Removal/Deportation'
- If the traveler does not have acceptable ID, two forms of alternate ID are required and they are subject to additional screening
The Transportation Security Administration revealed that unlawful immigrants who are unable to obtain proper identification are being allowed to pass through security using an arrest warrant to prove their identity.
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, had sent a letter to TSA after a whistleblower claimed the agency was allowing 'unknown migrants' to board commercial airlines in the U.S.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske responded explaining that certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents may be considered acceptable alternate forms of identification, including a 'Warrant for Arrest of Alien' and a 'Warrant of Removal/Deportation.'
Other acceptable forms include an Order of Release on Recognizance, an Order of Supervision, a Notice to Appear, and Arrival and Departure form or an Alien Booking Record, according to a letter obtained by DailyMail.com. The Daily Caller first reported the news.
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, had sent a letter to TSA after a whistleblower claimed the agency was allowing 'unknown migrants' to board commercial airlines in the U.S.
If the traveler does not have acceptable ID, two forms of alternate ID are required and they are subject to additional screening.
The policy applies to non-U.S./Canadian citizens who do not have government-issued ID or passports.
DHS said that an average of 159 passengers fly throughout the U.S. using these DHS-issued documents per day.
'TSA's response confirms the Biden Administration is knowingly putting our national security at risk,' Gooden told DailyMail.com. 'Unknown and unvetted immigrants shouldn't even be in the country, much less flying without proper identification.'
'TSA is committed to ensuring that all travelers, regardless of immigration status, are pre-screened before they arrive to the airport, have their pre-screening status and identification verified at security checkpoints, and receive appropriate screening based on risk before entering the sterile area of the airport,' Pekoske wrote in the letter.
There are currently 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
In fiscal year 2021, nearly 2 million migrants came in contact with immigration enforcement, according to a new Customs and Border Protection report.
DHS said that an average of 159 passengers fly throughout the U.S. using these DHS-issued documents per day
In fiscal year 2021, nearly 2 million migrants came in contact with immigration enforcement, according to a new Customs and Border Protection report
The agency says that 62 per cent of those seeking asylum or illegally crossing into the U.S. were expelled from the country under Title 42, a provision that allows deportation of illegal immigrants in the midst of a public health emergency.ulsion through processing as Title 42 or Title 8 immigration enforcement cases.
Of the 1,956,519 migrants, there were 1.72 million CBP encounters that resulted in either expulsion under the CDC's Title 42 public health authority or processing as Title 8 immigration enforcement cases.
Immigrants processed under Title 8 are transferred to ICE, which has the authority to release them pending expedited removal or longer 'formal' removal through court proceedings.
The total encounters include 294,352 that were considered inadmissible, which means individuals at ports of entry were seeking humanitarian protection but were immediately denied or they withdrew application for admission and returned to their countries of origin within a short time frame.
'The Department completed 1.2 million repatriations, including expulsions under Title 42 and removals under Title 8, which represents a 15-year high that is more than two-and-a-half times as many repatriations as in FY 2020,' CBP wrote in a release on their fiscal year 2021 numbers. 'Most people encountered at the border (62 percent) were expelled under the Title 42 authority to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).'
Compared to nearly 2 million in 2021, there were only 646,822 total encounters in fiscal year 2020 – when Donald Trump was still in office and in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
CBP blamed the massive spike in border crossing since Joe Biden took office on multiple factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic. But none of those reasons included President Biden's more lax border policies, including saying during his campaign that he would welcome all those who seek asylum in the U.S.
The agency also claimed that the number of encounters is only so inflated from previous years because of 'repeat encounters.'
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'[T]he actual number of unique individuals attempting to cross the border was substantially lower than total encounters.'
'Prior to the pandemic,' the statement explains, 'about one in eight border encounters involved a person previously encountered during the prior year. However, since CBP began expelling noncitizens under the CDC's Title 42 public health order to limit the spread of COVID-19, the repeat encounter rate jumped to more than one in three encounters, including almost half of single adult encounters.'
'Thus, while total enforcement encounters increased 82 percent between 2019 (the last pre-pandemic year) and 2021, the number of unique individuals encountered at the border increased 30 percent.'
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