← Back to Hearings

"Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process"

Date & Time: June 25, 2025
Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141
Chamber: House
Status: Scheduled
Congress: 119

Video

Witnesses (4)

Jessica Vaughan
Director of Policy Studies
·
Center for Immigration Studies
Alex Nowrasteh
Vice President for Economic and Social Policy Studies
·
Cato Institute
Simon Hankinson
Senior Research Fellow
·
Border Security and Immigration Center

Documents

Supporting Materials

A commentary article on border security from Heritage, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
Responses from Ms. Vaughan, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC.
Responses from Mr. Hankinson, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC.
A letter to Secretary Mayorkas dated August 1, 2024 from Members of Congress, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
Questions for Ms. Vaughan, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC.
Questions for Mr. Hankinson, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC.
A letter to Secretary Noem and Rubio dated January 29, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Roy of TX.
An article from AP News titled “What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in Colorado” dated June 4, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
An article from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “ICE Arrests 11 Iranian Nationals Illegally in the U.S. Over the Weekend” dated June 24, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA.
An article from NBC News titled “Hundreds of international doctors due to start medical residencies are in visa limbo” dated June 24, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Jayapal of WA.
A report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security titled “Entry/Exit Overstay Report” from Fiscal Year 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA.
A report from the Congressional Research Service titled “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): Operations and Issues for Congress” dated April 5, 2024, submitted for the Records by Ms. Jayapal of WA.
An article from Pew Research Center titled “A majority of Americans say immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want” dated June 10, 2020, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD.

Additional Information

Created: 2025-10-01 20:06:26
Last Updated: 2025-10-10 19:48:59
View on Congress.gov