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Andy Biggs: “So what the director told us is that it's not often that…”

Featuring: Andy Biggs, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 5

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Andy Biggs Discusses Visa Overstays and Immigration Fraud in Congressional Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 05:02

But ICE is not necessarily going to prioritize it because that as a student visa holder, they are entitled to more due process than for example, someone who's in the country illegally and commits the same crime. So what the director told us is that it's not often that they're notified. And the school is rarely notified as well. Yeah, the school wouldn't necessarily be notified. So as my time expires, I would point out to my committee members that there's been some suggestions by Mr. Brown, Mr. Hankins and Mrs. Vaughn on some ways to fix the visa system. (05:02–05:11)

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Asserts that ICE and schools are rarely notified when a student visa holder commits a crime.

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