Congressman Biggs Introduces Legislation Requiring DHS to Publicize Final Orders of Deportation

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Deportation Disclosure Act. The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make public the name, photograph, aliases, and last known state of residence for all illegal aliens with final removal orders from the United States. 

In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Guyana national Ian Roberts, who was serving as Des Moines Public Schools superintendent despite having a final order of deportation. Roberts, an illegal alien with an extensive criminal history, falsely claimed U.S. citizenship and American work authorization to gain employment. The Des Moines School Board’s failure to use E-Verify allowed his ineligibility to go unnoticed. Congressman Biggs’s legislation will increase transparency and accountability to the United States’ immigration enforcement and removal processes, ensuring such a situation will never happen again.

“President Trump’s Administration is working tirelessly to undo the chaos caused by the radical Biden-Harris-Mayorkas regime’s reckless border policies,” said Congressman Biggs. 

“At the end 2024, more than a million illegal aliens, including Ian Roberts, had final orders of removal against them, but were roaming freely in the United States. Instead of enforcing our immigration laws and deporting illegal aliens who had due process in our immigration courts, the Biden administration focused on making it as easy as possible for illegal aliens of any and every criminal background to enter and stay in our nation. Making final orders of removal readily accessible to the public will only increase public safety and ensure incidents like this one don’t happen again.”

"The Deportation Disclosure Act would bring much-needed transparency and accountability to our immigration enforcement process. By making final orders of removal accessible, this bill would empower communities and law enforcement, ensuring that individuals who have already received due process in our courts cannot hide in plain sight,” said Grant Newman, Director of Government Relations at Immigration Accountability Project.

Fox News covered the legislation here.

The legislation may be read here.