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J. D. Vance: “What the Biden administration would do is, is say, okay…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 23:38

They would come into the country and say that they were fleeing persecution, and they would say that they were an asylum claimant. And then effectively, What the Biden administration would do is, is say, okay, you're an asylee. Go into the interior of the country. Here's a work permit. Maybe come back in 10 or 12 years for your hearing on whether you actually have a legitimate asylum claim. So what did that mean? (23:38–23:47)

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Claims the Biden administration granted work permits to asylum claimants without proper verification.

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