[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 63 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        LATEST DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCE OF BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, just the latest devastating consequence of 
the atrocious Biden border crisis is the dramatic rise in the number of 
illegal immigrants squatting in American homes.
  We have heard story after story of migrants squatting on Americans' 
property to the point of a viral Venezuelan TikToker urged illegal 
immigrants to take advantage of States' adverse possession laws, which 
caused even more migrants to squat.
  Just last week, Homeland Security officials arrested eight illegal 
immigrants on drug and gun possession charges who had been squatting in 
a Bronx, New York, home.
  I am taking action to curb this trend, which is why I recently 
introduced the Safeguarding Homes from Illegal Entry, Living, and 
Dwelling Act, or SHIELD Act. My bill would make trespassing a 
deportable offense for illegal aliens, as well as deem the alien 
permanently inadmissible for entry or return back to the United States 
of America.
  This legislation should serve as a deterrent and make illegal 
immigrants think twice before attempting to trespass on our homes in an 
unlawful manner.

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