Nation
Dems fall for unverified Capitol Police letter
An alleged letter from the Capitol Police started making the rounds among Democrat politicians Wednesday night, expressing “profound disappointment” that some Republicans saw no need for a Jan. 6th commission. But, turns out, the letter may have been fake.
The letter used the USCP letterhead, but it wasn’t signed by the Chief of Police, or any named officers. Instead it was signed by “proud members of the United States Capitol Police.” It was allegedly anonymous for a reason. “Unfortunately, this letter comes to you anonymously because as US Capitol Police Officers, we are expected to remain neutral and do our jobs with honor and integrity,” the letter reads.
These “anonymous officers” wanted to “express [their] profound disappointment with the recent comments from both chambers’ minority leaders expressing no need for a Jan 6th commission.” They blast members for downplaying what happened during those Capitol riots. “It is a privileged assumption for Members to have the point of view that it ‘wasn’t that bad’. [sic]” they write. “That privilege exists because of the brave men and women of the USCP protected you, the Members.”
Then, it was tweeted out by huge Democratic figures like former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). This letter became fuel to rally support for the commission.
But, the USCP made a statement to clear the air. “This is NOT an official USCP statement,” the statement read. “The Department has no way of confirming it was even authored by USCP personnel.” Finally the truth was out. “The U.S. Capitol Police does NOT take positions on legislation.”
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Still, there were many unanswered questions. For one, people questioned how whoever wrote this letter got ahold of the official letterhead. Another problem was how the letter began circulating in the first place.
The letter is traced back to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). He published the letter in a press release on his site. It is still unknown why the “anonymous officers” came to him. Raskin is a huge proponent for the commission. In the press release he wrote: “I want to salute all the brave Capitol Police officers who defended us on January 6th and thank the ones who penned a powerful anonymous letter about the trauma and anguish they faced while protecting Members of Congress, our staff, our Capitol, and our democracy on January 6th.”
Later, Raskin spoke to reporter Rebecca Kaplan saying: “I have no doubt that this is coming from real capitol officers.”
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Immigration
Migrant murders put American communities on edge as over 1.4 million avoid deportation with shady tactics
Americans murdered at the hands of illegal immigrants have left communities throughout the United States on edge as more than 1.4 million people have avoided deportation orders amid the country’s border crisis.
The fact that 1.4 million illegal immigrants still remain in the United States after getting formal deportation orders from federal judges shows just how “unserious” the Biden administration is about the country’s migrant crisis, an immigration scholar told Fox News Digital.
Of that 1.4 million, only about 13,000 are behind bars. As of July 2023, an estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants resided in the U.S., according to the Center of Migration Studies of New York.
The issue has concerned residents throughout the U.S., as Americans such as Laken Riley, Lizbeth Medina, Jocelyn Nungaray and Rachel Morin have been killed over the past two years, all allegedly at the hands of illegal immigrants.
“It took decades of neglect and bad public policy, coupled with four years of unprecedented illegal immigration, to get here,” Steven Camarota, the director of research for the Center of Immigration Studies, told Fox News Digital. “You can’t reverse it in four years.”
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“But could [the Trump administration] in effect fulfill a campaign process? Absolutely,” he continued.
Former Border Patrol Council head Brandon Judd told Fox News Digital the number didn’t come as a surprise.
“We’ve known this forever,” he said. “I’ve been on record many times saying that once somebody gets here, they’re never going to leave this country. And the reason is, is because the vast majority of them won’t show up [for their court date].”
Camarota explained that after a migrant’s application for asylum or appeal is rejected, a judge issues a “final order of removal.”
“We typically don’t put you in the courtroom, give you your order of removal and then lock you in irons . . . if you’re not in detention, you’re going to get notified in a letter,” Camarota said. “[Therefore] we have addresses, we have places of work – we have information about them.”
Source: FoxNews.com
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