Washington, DC -This past Friday, Congressman Van Drew introduced the Child Tax Credit Integrity Act to bolster the integrity of our federal tax system. This bill would require any individual attempting to claim the Child Tax Credit to provide their Social Security Number (SSN) to prove lawful residence of the U.S., thereby tightening eligibility verification and closing the door on… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew introduced the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act, which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention and deportation of illegal aliens who assault law enforcement.
"There is no reason that an illegal alien who attacks our law enforcement should remain in our country; that… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew called on the Senate to finally take up H.R.2, Secure the Border Act of 2023, which passed the House 257 days ago, and demanded that President Biden take action and secure our border.
"House Republicans have consistently put forward legislation to secure our border and stop the invasion of illegal immigrants. But instead,… Read more »
Washington, DC - Over the weekend, Congressman Van Drew learned from multiple law enforcement officials that ten buses from Texas and Louisiana brought illegal migrants to the state of New Jersey. This week, Congressman Van Drew will be demanding answers from Governor Murphy and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on whether there are additional buses that… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew announced the re-introduction of his No IDs for Illegals Act and was joined by thirteen of his colleagues as original cosponsors. This comes after reports that the Biden administration is planning to distribute identification cards to illegal immigrants, further incentivizing illegal immigration into our… Read more »
Atlantic City, NJ - Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement on reports that President Biden is offering the Atlantic City, NJ airport to house illegal immigrants who are currently located in New York City.
"President Biden and his administration have continually refused to enforce our nation's rule of law. Instead of securing our southern… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Biden regarding the recent reporting that President Biden offered the Atlantic City International Airport as housing for illegal immigrants currently located in New York City, and expressed his absolute opposition to the… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew called for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the House Judiciary Committee, highlighting how our southern border has turned into a revolving door for illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and human trafficking.
Click here to watch full remarks and… Read more »
Congressman Van Drew (R-NJ), member of the Homeland Security Committee, led 28 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers as to why highly skilled federal air marshals (FAM) are being stripped from our skies to perform non-law enforcement work at our border.
"At one of the… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Van Drew questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the House Homeland Security hearing.
"In the last fiscal year, there were over 2.3 million recorded migrant encounters at the southwest border, which included 98 non-US citizens who are on the terrorist watchlist," said Congressman Van Drew. "To attempt to combat the… Read more »
