Senator Schmitt: Aid Bill to Provide Funding for Middle East Migration

Senator Eric Schmitt criticized President Joe Biden for signing a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill that did not address securing the U.S border but instead allocated billions to encourage migration from the Middle East.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Schmitt shared a press release from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announcing plans for international field offices in Qatar and Turkey and expressed his concerns about the funding for mass migration from the Middle East included in the foreign aid package.

The USCIS Director, Ur M. Jaddou, stated that the establishment of field offices in Qatar and Turkey supports the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to facilitate safe and orderly migration and family reunification. The refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2024 has been set at 125,000 refugees, and the field offices will help support the refugee program’s infrastructure.

The field offices in Doha, Qatar, and Ankara, Turkey, will be located at the respective U.S. embassy facilities. The Doha office is set to open on May 7, and Ankara’s on May 9, bringing the total USCIS field offices to 11.

Biden also signed a $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, which does not include funding for U.S. border defense but allocates money for settling immigrants in U.S. cities and expanding migration programs internationally.

In addition to the new field offices, the Biden administration is using refugee programs and an “equity migration” policy to import migrants from various countries. Funds have been used to expand migration routes from African and Muslim countries, including importing thousands of migrants from Congo, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, and Eritrea.