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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 11, 2024 09:09 AM |
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| From: | Representative Mike Cabell |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Urging Congress and Federal Agencies to Address Ghost Flights |
| In the near future, I will be introducing a resolution to urge Congress and relevant federal agencies to review and strengthen immigration policy governing flights transporting large numbers of undocumented immigrants, recently referred to as “ghost flights”. Ghost flights are untracked, unmonitored flights carrying undocumented immigrants into the United States. These flights circumvent and abuse immigration law, undermining the hard work and dedication of immigrants who enter the United States legally. Additionally, these flights pose significant immigration enforcement challenges for federal and local agencies and present potential risks to public safety and national security. I believe it is prudent that federal officials collaborate with state and local authorities, as well as non-governmental organizations, to ensure immigration policy is implemented in a safe, humane manner. If ghost flights continue, this policy not only risks the safety of our communities but also the safety of the immigrants. Please join me in co-sponsoring this resolution that encourages our federal officials to implement an immigration policy that represents both the security of our constituents and the dignity of immigrants. The practice of ghost flights is simply unsustainable, and we need to urge our federal partners to reconsider this policy that, if unchecked, will create new humanitarian crises in our Commonwealth. |
Introduced as HR294