Two members of Congress from New York have introduced legislation geared towards border security. On Tuesday, Nick Langworthy and Elise Stefanik announced the introduction of the Safeguarding Americans from Extreme Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act, which Langworthy says would close "dangerous" loopholes and restore strict vetting protocols.
Langworthy says the SAFER at the Border Act would, more specifically, do the following:
- Prohibit parole for high-risk aliens. The bill bars the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting immigration parole to individuals who pose national security or public safety risks -- such as known terrorists, members of transnational criminal organizations, or those flagged in federal threat databases.
- Close loopholes for refugee parole. It prohibits parole of refugees into the United States outside of the established refugee admission process, preventing the administration from using broad parole authority to bypass standard vetting and security protocols.
- Target national security threats in immigration law. The bill ensures that individuals with ties to terrorism, espionage, or foreign criminal networks are flagged and blocked from entering the U.S., reinforcing existing inadmissibility standards with clear statutory guardrails.
Langworthy says, "My constituents are fed up with the flood of murderers, terrorists, and dangerous individuals that poured into our communities across New York State -- all because of the reckless, failed open-border policies of the Biden administration. A nation without secure borders is a nation in decline, and it's time we take bold, decisive action to reverse the chaos of the last four years." He added, "The SAFER at the Border Act answers the urgent call from Border Czar Tom Homan, who has sounded the alarm on the unprecedented number of illegal aliens who entered our country under the Biden administration from high-risk countries like Iran. This legislation is about protecting American families from threats that never should have made it onto our soil in the first place."
