Rep. Troy E. Nehls Introduces Legislation to Block Tax Dollars from Funding Biden’s ICE Secure Docket Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) introduced the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Immigrant Identity Cards Act to prevent President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from utilizing American’s hard-earned tax dollars to issue identity cards to illegal aliens. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Senate version of this legislation earlier this week.

This summer, President Biden’s DHS is expected to launch the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Secure Docket Card program, which will doll out photo identity cards to thousands of illegal aliens across the country. This program would be funded directly by American taxpayer dollars. Issuing photo identity cards to illegal aliens will allow them to further take advantage of the American people and abuse local, state, and federal government benefits, such as housing, healthcare, and transportation.

This legislation would also prohibit the use of documentation issued in connection with immigration proceedings to establish eligibility for federal public benefits.

“Upon taking office, Joe Biden dismantled successful Trump-era policies, sending a message around the world that our border is wide-open, encouraging over 9 million illegal aliens to cross our borders,” said Congressman Nehls. “If this wasn’t bad enough, his DHS is going to hand out IDs to illegal aliens instead of addressing the crisis he created—all at the expense of the American taxpayer. This is unacceptable. Joe Biden should be deporting illegal aliens, not giving them a way to further take advantage of the American people.”

Original cosponsors of this legislation include Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL-19).