Rep. Paul Gosar Blasts Biden's Border Policies Impacting Tribal Communities

Biden Administration's Border Policies and Cartel Infiltration

• ⚠️ The Biden-Harris administration's open border policies are blamed for allowing international crime cartels to infiltrate Indian country.
• 🎯 This infiltration has led to the mass trafficking of drugs and people, including indigenous individuals, and resulted in significant violence.
• 🚨 A specific incident on March 27th, 2025, involved an illegal alien suspected of train robbery striking a Walapai Nation police officer with a vehicle.

Impact on Tribal Communities

• 💔 Tribal leaders and law enforcement have testified about the terror inflicted by cartels, including the establishment of fentanyl trafficking hubs.
• 😨 There are heartbreaking fears of cartel retaliation against tribal community leaders, their families, and friends, including threats of violence and murder.
• ✊ The mere presence of tribal witnesses is described as an act of bravery against criminal cartels allowed to operate due to the Biden administration's policies.

Trump Administration's Actions Against Cartels

• 🛡️ Rep. Gosar highlights President Trump's actions, including an executive order on January 20th, 2025, declaring a national emergency at the southern border.
• ✈️ Trump also designated cartels and criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations, contrasting with Biden's approach.
• 📉 Under Trump, the flow of drugs has reportedly slowed, Southwest border encounters decreased, and overdose deaths in Indian country have declined.

Legislative and Future Steps

• 📜 Rep. Gosar introduced HR 4092, the Protect Rail Act, to make illegal aliens deportable for crimes related to the theft of interstate commerce goods.
• 💰 A proposed bill act secured $165 billion in funding to secure the southern border, equip law enforcement, and protect tribal communities.
• ✅ The focus is on eradicating cartels to allow tribal communities to thrive, with further steps to be discussed with witnesses.