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    The letter expresses concerns that Catholic Charities is facilitating illegal immigration across the southern border by transporting and aiding undocumented migrants. It claims the organization is violating federal law and placing communities at risk. The letter requests that Catholic Charities preserve all documents related to spending on migrants for a potential congressional investigation into its role in the border crisis and legal violations. Catholic Charities is asked to comply voluntarily or may be compelled by subpoena.

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    December 14, 2022

    Catholic Charities
    2050 Ballenger Ave. Suite 400
    Alexandria, VA 22314

    To Whom It May Concern:

    We write to express our deep concerns with the growing role non-governmental organizations
    (NGOs) play in fueling the drastic increase in illegal aliens crossing the southern border. While
    Americans suffer the consequences of the unprecedented chaos at the border, NGOs continue to
    profit off of exploiting our immigration laws. The Biden Administration is circumventing the
    security and safety standards federal agencies must uphold by allowing NGOs to harbor,
    transport, and encourage unauthorized aliens to resettle in the United States. Catholic Charities is
    violating federal law and regulation, placing migrants and American communities at risk, and
    subjecting local communities to unreasonable burdens.
    Taxpayers should not be subsidizing any organization facilitating the movement of illegal
    immigrants across our border. When NGOs transport unauthorized aliens into the nation’s
    interior, it becomes increasingly difficult for federal immigration enforcement agencies to
    monitor their whereabouts and protect our communities. Regardless of Catholic Charities’ reason
    for aiding and abetting illegal immigrants, Congress must ensure that taxpayer funds are used
    responsibly and organizations violating federal law and regulation are held accountable.
    Catholic Charities failed to respond to a letter you received previously from my office on
    February 9, 2022. As a reminder, your organization could be subject to prosecution for violating
    Title 8, U.S.C. § 1324(a), which defines several distinct offenses related to aliens.
    Next Congress, we will continue to investigate your organization’s role in facilitating the border
    crisis, your potential violations of federal law, and your misuse of taxpayer funds. We are
    notifying you that Catholic Charities is required to preserve all information related to any
    expenditures submitted for reimbursement from the federal government related to migrants
    encountered at the southern border. This applies to all funds associated with shelter, food,
    transportation, basic health and first aid, COVID-19 testing and associated medical care needed
    during quarantine and isolation, and other supportive services. This preservation request should
    be construed as an instruction to preserve all documents, communications, expenditures, and
    other information, including electronic information and metadata, that is or may be potentially
    responsive to a congressional inquiry, request, or investigation.
    For the purpose of this request, “preserve” means securing and maintaining the integrity of all
    relevant documents, communications, and other information, including electronic information
    and metadata, by taking reasonable steps to prevent the partial or full destruction, alteration,
    testing, deletion, shredding, incineration, wiping, relocation, migration, theft, mutation, or
    negligent or reckless handling that could render the information incomplete or inaccessible. This
    includes preserving all compilations of documents that have already been gathered in response to
    requests, even if copies of individual documents may still exist elsewhere.
    It is our hope that Catholic Charities will comply with this order, or your organization may be
    compelled to by congressional subpoena next year. We look forward to your prompt reply.

    Sincerely,

    Lance Gooden Tom Tiffany Jake Ellzey


    Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

    Andy Biggs
    Member of Congress

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