During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke about a resolution filed by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA).
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00:00Madam President, Madam President, this week, Senator Cain of Virginia, Senator Van Hollen of Maryland,
00:07are going to force a vote on a resolution here in the Senate, and astonishingly, it is in defense of illegal immigrant criminals.
00:17They're going to take up the Senate time, the time of the American people, because they want to defend illegal immigrant criminals.
00:25It's called the Cain-Van Hollen Resolution, pure political theater, not about human rights.
00:33It's about protecting Americans, in my opinion, from violent crime, and that's why I'm opposing what they are proposing here today.
00:42What they're proposing is to shield illegal immigrant criminals, shield them from deportation, and shield them as they try to evade arrest.
00:53Democrats want to defend illegal immigrant criminals, and apparently they want to continue to do that.
00:59Let's talk about illegal immigrant criminals, and let's talk about the one that they're running to check on in El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
01:12That's what one of them did, went to go check on him.
01:16The media likes to call him the Maryland man.
01:19Senator Van Hollen said he doesn't vouch for Garcia.
01:24He's one of many Democrats now who have gone to El Salvador.
01:30Let's talk about Garcia's record.
01:33That's what the American people have been hearing about as well.
01:36For starters, Garcia is an illegal immigrant with a deportation order.
01:43He's been ordered by the courts to be deported from the United States.
01:46His own lawyer has conceded in immigration court that he entered the country illegally back in 2011,
01:56and he is fully subject to deportation, and a deportation order has been given.
02:01Moreover, in 2019, an immigration judge, again, a judge,
02:08determined Garcia was a verified member of MS-13.
02:13A verified member of MS-13.
02:17Well, then they appealed.
02:18Well, the determination was upheld on appeal.
02:21Yes, he's a verified member of MS-13.
02:25Oh, he's also suspected of human trafficking,
02:28because in 2022, he was caught driving eight passengers from Texas to Maryland.
02:34He stopped in Tennessee.
02:36He was driving eight passengers from Texas to Maryland in a car registered to a human smuggler.
02:46Astonishing.
02:47That's who the Democrats are defending.
02:49He was driving on a suspended license, no proof of insurance, all in violation of the law.
02:55None of these eight passengers being moved, transported from Texas to Maryland had any luggage.
03:03Tennessee law enforcement recently released the body camera footage of the stop.
03:08It's real.
03:13But what else do we know?
03:14Well, his wife, Garcia's wife, sought two protective orders,
03:18two protective orders against him for threatening to kill her.
03:22That's who the Democrats are here defending today.
03:27Not that one individual, but that whole style of behavior
03:30that has now impacted every community in America
03:33as 10 million illegal immigrants have flooded into our country during the Biden administration.
03:38What's President Trump done?
03:41He has taken this dangerous thug off the streets.
03:45But now Democrats are fighting to bring illegal immigrant criminals,
03:49in his case and others, back into the country.
03:53How many people want him as the next-door neighbor?
03:56Is that good news?
03:57Is that what the Democrats want?
03:58Hey, bring him back.
03:58Bring him into your community.
04:00President Trump and Republicans in this body are protecting our communities.
04:03We're supporting and actually deporting illegal immigrant criminals.
04:10Democrats' policies would allow each and every one of those criminals
04:14to roam free in our communities.
04:18Americans were forced to live with Democrats' failed approach at the border
04:22for the last four years.
04:2310 million illegal immigrants flooded into the country, entered with ease.
04:30Open border policies, what did it do?
04:32What do we know about our home state of Wyoming?
04:34Drove up crime.
04:35Drove up fentanyl deaths.
04:38So many illegal immigrants, they strained our schools, our hospitals, our communities.
04:43And Democrats are now attempting to weaken the strong and successful border security policies
04:48that this current administration is actually enforcing, which the Democrats ignored.
04:56Illegal crossings are down 93% from last year.
05:00In April, only five illegal immigrants were released into the country.
05:05Compare that to April one year ago.
05:08Joe Biden was in charge.
05:09He was the president.
05:10The Democrats were the majority.
05:1368,000 illegal immigrants were released into America in the single month under Joe Biden.
05:19That was the month of April last year.
05:21Look, we are putting in place strong border security.
05:24Republicans are leading the way.
05:26We ended this catch-and-release program.
05:28We restored Remain in Mexico.
05:31We are the party of secure borders and safe communities.
05:36The Democrats are the party of open borders and crime running rampant.
05:42So the response of the obstructionist Democrat
05:45is to push a political stunt, and that's what they're doing here today.
05:51This Cain Van Hollen resolution, it wastes the Senate's time.
05:55It delays our important work on behalf of the American people.
05:58I have not heard one Democrat, and I hope some come to the floor
06:02and explain how allowing MS-13 gang members to roam free in our communities
06:07and in our neighborhoods, how that makes America safer or stronger.
06:12What's the Democrat plan to protect Americans like Lakin Riley and Rachel Morin
06:18and other victims of their failed policies?
06:21They have none.
06:23They have none.
06:26Republicans know how to keep America safe, secure the border, fund law enforcement,
06:33deport illegal immigrant criminals.
06:35That's the way to keep our country safe and strong.
06:40Thank you, Mr. President.
06:41I yield the floor.
06:43Suggested.
06:45The Clerk will call the roll.
06:47Ms. Officer Brooks.