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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons calling for increased ICE and DHS resources to address safety concerns in Atlanta, Georgia, by enhancing federal enforcement of immigration laws. 

Recent reports find that Georgia is home to 479,000 illegal immigrants, making it the sixth highest state in the nation for illegal immigration. 

In the letter, Rep. Carter writes, “Rising levels of illegal immigrants and increasing threats to public safety in Georgia highlight the urgent need for an enhanced ICE presence in Atlanta. Recently, ICE arrested Salvador Rodriguez-Mendoza, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with an active arrest warrant for murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office. Additionally... a mother of five children was brutally murdered by a criminal illegal alien from Honduras.” 

Rep. Carter continues, “Every single person who is here illegally has broken the law and must be treated accordingly; anything less invites a culture of not just mass illegal immigration, but mass crime…Without the increased assistance of federal agents with local law enforcement, more of these criminals will…never face justice.” 

Rep. Carter notes that under President Trump’s leadership, the southern border is secure, “with apprehensions at their lowest level in fifty years.” While this progress represents a landmark achievement for the nation, significant work remains to address the lasting, disastrous impacts of the Biden-Harris border crisis, supported by Senator Jon Ossoff. 

Read the full letter here.

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