Cause of Action, a government accountability group, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa of the House Committee on Oversight and Government reform urging the committee to examine the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) oversight of the EB-5 visa Pilot Program. Cause of Action issued the following statement in response to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee pending nomination for Alejandro Mayorkas for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) :
Executive Director Dan Epstein:
“Just this week, Cause of Action sent a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform urging the Committee to examine the USCIS’ administration of the EB-5 visa Pilot Program, which is under the oversight of Alejandro Mayorkas. Whistleblowers revealed that Mayorkas fast-tracked visa applications through the EB-5 program, which is being used to finance crony companies while failing to deliver on job creation. In light of these concerns and the current DHS OIG investigation of Mayorkas, it was irresponsible for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to vote on Mayorkas’ nomination for Deputy Secretary of the DHS before DHS’s internal investigation is complete.”
