Judicial Watch announced that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit alongside CatholicVote Civic Action for records of communication between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with Catholic organizations near the Texas border that were aiding illegal immigrants (CatholicVote Civic Action and Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (No. 1:22-cv-00290)).
This lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after both the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and HHS each failed to respond to FOIA requests on September 1, 2021.
The first FOIA request is for:
All communications between the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and any of the following:
The second FOIA request is for:
All communications between the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding any of the following:
1. Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (“CCRGV”);
2. Sister Norma Pimentel in her capacity as the Executive Director of CCRGV; or
3. the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas.
Sister Pimentel, in a February 3 interview, acknowledged her charity is reimbursed with tax dollars to buy “very few” plane and bus tickets for illegal aliens to move throughout the United States.
In July 2021, a Texas Police Officer encountered a COVID-positive illegal immigrant family at a fast food restaurant near the border who had been released by Border Patrol. The family told the officer that Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, “had booked all the rooms in the hotel to house undocumented immigrants detained by Border Patrol.”
The police added that, “Border Patrol was quarantining other undocumented individuals who were COVID positive, or showed symptoms of illness, then handing them over to the non-profit. Catholic Charities would in turn place the undocumented individuals in hotels …”
On July 28, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order halting the transportation of illegal immigrants by any person other than, “a federal, state or local law-enforcement official.”
“The Biden administration has refused to provide copies of communications between Catholic-affiliated charities and organizations at the border. Their lack of transparency and obstruction forced us to file these federal lawsuits. American Catholics deserve to know the full extent of the U.S. government’s role in funding and coordinating with Catholic church affiliated agencies at the border, and what role these agencies played in the record surge of illegal immigrants over the past year. We will do whatever is necessary to uncover the truth,” said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote.
“Americans have the right to know how the Biden administration is using tax dollars to conspire with ‘charities’ and release illegal immigrants into their communities,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
CatholicVote.org is a community of patriotic Americans who believe that the timeless truths of the Catholic faith are good for America. It makes its mission “to inspire every Catholic in America to live out the truths of our faith in public life.”
via judicialwatch
Homeland Security Sued for Communications Related to Illegal Immigration
Absolutely nothing will happen! Pedo Biden and Garland are corrupt to the core!
The Vatican helped Nazi escape to South America giving false IDs & cover.
They helped 10s of thousands get there so what’s not to believe they are at it again? Nothing. Following the money!
Clearly, the lawsuit idea to stop illegal proceedures coming from the administration only works if there’s a Republican in the W.H. 0bama did as he pleased and lawsuits were either thrown out or given a pass. 0bama was able to remove the Citizenship question from the Census, but Trump was forbidden from reinstating it (something we need NOW more than ever!). 0bama created DACA with his pen and no one uttered a peep–even though he admitted it was unConstitutional. Getting an unConstitutional law passed… helps the destruction of our Republic. Trump tried to repair the situation but was stopped. Judges are too political; SCOTUS hasn’t been protecting our Constitution for a while.. certainly not the Nov 2020 election–they allowed a fraudulent election to proceed.
They have been bought and paid for or the Elitist have something over their heads to make them obey either way they just obey their masters.
Of course Catholic charities is in the business of salting areas of the country with illegals, migrants, refugees and anyone one else the Govt. pays them too. They have also been told to not keep records of where the salting is taking place. Where they over-salt then that area becomes completely controlled by the ‘salt’ as the citizens flee the area for their own safety. One area is near Detroit and another is near Minneapolis and you can be sure there are more and more are coming now thanks to Afghanistan.
Catholic charities are doing the same thing in California. The Biden admin is paying them using US taxpayers $$$$$. Empty hotels are being used to house the illegals from the southern border. Then the Illegals are given food, clothing, and money to move to wherever they want to in the US. They are , also, being taught how to avoid being caught and what to use to get through TSA at airports.