The top Republicans on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees are demanding answers from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Mayorkas on Nov. 22, accusing him and his agency of “flagrant violation of immigration law.”
The lawmakers seek detailed information on the DHS’s creation of a program on Oct. 12 that allowed 24,000 Venezuelan nationals to enter the United States under parole authority, which isn’t a legal status, but grants entry and work authorization for a year.
Under immigration law, which is decided by Congress, parole authority was carved out as an exception to the law that all inadmissible and illegal aliens be detained until their status is determined, after which they’re either deported or granted entry with a legal status….