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Over 600,000 Illegal Immigrants Being Tracked by DHS With Criminal Records

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – The Department of Homeland Security is monitoring 617,000 illegal immigrants, according to testimony that will be presented before a Congressional Hearing on Tuesday.

Sheriff Waybourn is set to testify before the National Security, Border, and Foreign Affairs subcommittee, overseen by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI). The hearing, titled “How the Border Crisis Impacts Public Safety,” will open with remarks from Mr. Grothman, who will address the influx of illegal immigrants that has expanded the caseload at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

According to Mr. Grothman, the agency is now monitoring over 6 million illegal immigrants, with approximately 617,000 of these individuals either having criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.

“These offenders, [many of which] are gang members and outlaws, have left nothing untouched,” the sheriff is expected to say, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Washington Times. “While I do not necessarily think these aliens have a higher crime rate, just the fact that these people are illegal in our country and committed crimes is the impact.”

The witnesses will testify before the committee about the surge of fentanyl and other illegal drugs crossing the border, which has led to a concerning increase in overdoses, especially in juveniles.

“Having served as a DEA agent in Miami during the mid and late 80s, I thought I had seen the worst of the drug problem. I was wrong,” Sheriff Mike Chapman of Virginia will state as he presents evidence of a disturbing increase in juvenile drug overdoses as 11 students at a single high school experienced overdoses within six weeks last year.

The hearing takes place just hours before the House is expected to forward two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. Concurrently, Mr. Mayorkas is scheduled to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Over 7.2 million illegal immigrants have entered the United States under President Joe Biden’s administration, according to statistics provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This figure exceeds the population totals of 36 individual states within the country.