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Congressman: Obama Admin Withholding Info About 86,000 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Washington Free Beacon By Adam Kredo | June 3, 2016 Link The Obama administration is withholding from Congress and the American people detailed information about more than 86,000 illegal aliens who have committed serious crimes and continue to walk the streets in the United States, according to… Read more »

Local students receive Congressional nominations to US Military Academies Bay Area Citizen May 30, 2016 By Stacey Glaesmann Link Three local high school students have received and accepted U.S. Military Academy appointments. District 36 Congressman Brian Babin (R – Cleveland) gave the nominations for Gregory Brookover and Elizabeth Frakes from Clear Lake High School and Alexander… Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) on Tuesday, May 25th, voted to pass the Zika Vector Control Act (H.R. 897), which removes federal regulatory barriers so that it is easier for our local communities to combat the spread of Zika through mosquito control. The Zika virus disease, which is primarily spread through infected mosquitoes, can cause serious birth defects and has been… Read more »

Bill would cut off foreign aid to countries that don’t take criminals back The Hill | May 25, 2016 | Link Republican lawmaker Brian Babin (R-Texas) is spearheading an effort to cut off foreign aid and visas to countries that refuse to take back citizens who enter the United States illegally and commit violent crimes. Babin has introduced the Criminal Alien Deportation… Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) on Friday introduced the Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 5294) to ensure local schools, as well as public and private colleges, are not forced to carry out the Obama Administration’s misguided transgender bathroom policies. “The Obama Administration’s reinterpretation of current law would jeopardize the privacy and modesty of… Read more »

Congressman introduces bill punishing countries that don't take back citizens By Jeff Barnd, Sinclair Broadcast Group May 20th, 2016 Link WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — There are roughly 12 million illegal immigrants in America. Thousands have committed crimes on U.S. soil - some more than once according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So why are so… Read more »

Europe's failed 'open door' policies must not be repeated in America Rep. Brian Babin | May 19, 2016 Washington Examiner Link There is a real and imminent threat that the United States faces from jihadists infiltrating the refugee program and exploiting the gaps in our immigration policies. The terrorist attacks in Brussels (Belgium), Paris (France), and San Bernardino (Calif.) —… Read more »

GOP Lawmaker Pushes Effort to Remove Criminal Aliens BREITBART | by Caroline May May 17, 2016 Link Countries that refuse to take back their citizens who have committed crimes in the U.S. should be denied foreign aid and travel visas, according to Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX). “In just the past three years, the Obama Administration has allowed tens of thousands of dangerous criminal… Read more »

Congressman Introduces ‘No-Brainer’ Deportation Bill Daily Caller | By Alex Pfeiffer May 17, 2016 Link Criminal aliens in the United States are unable to be deported every year due to their home nations refusing to accept the deportation. A congressman introduced a bill Monday he calls a “no-brainer” to solve this issue. Casey Chadwick, a 25 year old Connecticut woman, was killed by… Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) on Friday introduced the Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016 (H.R. 5224), which would withhold foreign aid and travel visas from any country that refuses to take back their own citizens who have been criminally detained in the United States. H.R. 5224, which was filed in response to the House Oversight Committee’s recent… Read more »