Foreign Nationals Overstaying Visas Reach Record High

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Foreign Nationals Overstaying Visas Reach Record High

Breitbart News reported that under President Biden, the number of foreign nationals overstaying their visas and becoming illegal aliens has reached a record high, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS annual visa overstay report for Fiscal Year 2022 shows that nearly 854,000 foreign nationals overstayed their visas, with over 795,000 remaining in the U.S. illegally. This figure is significantly higher than in previous years, and the overstay rate for 2022 was more than double recent rates.

More from John Binder at Breitbart News:

[Center for Immigration Studies Director of Research Jessica] Vaughan suggests Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should have targeted efforts to enforce federal immigration law over visa overstays, and Congress should implement the same penalties for visa overstays as those convicted of crossing the border illegally.

Lastly, Vaughan writes, “Congress should continue to press DHS to build the biometric entry-exit system that will help maintain the integrity of the visa programs,” a federal effort that has been kicked down the road for decades.

Today, there are anywhere from 11 to 22 million illegal aliens living in the U.S. Estimates have repeatedly projected that about half of all illegal aliens living in the country arrived on visas and subsequently overstayed.