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Committee debates visa overstays and travel restrictions after high‑profile attacks
Summary
Members and witnesses discussed visa overstays, the administration's decision to restrict visas for nationals of 19 countries, and whether those restrictions and social‑media screening improve security or unfairly block lawful travel and work.
Lawmakers at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing questioned how visa overstays and travel restrictions affect U.S. security and legal immigration.
Republican members pointed to a series of recent events, including an attack in Boulder, Colorado, by a man reported to have entered the U.S. on a visitor visa, to support tighter screening. "If we enforce the law as the American people demanded, Democrats will burn our cities to the ground," Chairman Gill said…
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