IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1020 
Expresses steadfast resolve with the people of Texas, condemns the current 
administration’s efforts to impose the consequences of illegal immigration 
on the States, and considers, pursuant to article III, section 3 of the 
Constitution, Joe Biden to be guilty of treason against the people of 
the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 
Mr. OGLES submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Expresses steadfast resolve with the people of Texas, con-
demns the current administration’s efforts to impose the 
consequences of illegal immigration on the States, and 
considers, pursuant to article III, section 3 of the Con-
stitution, Joe Biden to be guilty of treason against the 
people of the United States. 
Whereas 341,392 apprehensions of illegal aliens at the 
United States land borders nationwide were made in Sep-
tember 2023, setting an all-time record; 
Whereas over 302,000 apprehensions of illegal aliens on the 
southwest border occurred in December 2023 alone, also 
setting a record; 
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Whereas 3,201,144 apprehensions, nationwide, were made in 
fiscal year 2023, compared with 1,956,519 apprehensions 
in fiscal year 2021, a 63.6-percent increase; 
Whereas United States Customs and Border Protection 
(‘‘CBP’’) has apprehended more than 100,000 illegal 
aliens along the southwest border for 35 consecutive 
months; 
Whereas since President Biden took office, CBP apprehen-
sions 
have 
exceeded 
over 
7,000,000, 
excluding 
‘‘gotaways’’; 
Whereas CBP has apprehended 730,000 illegal aliens in fis-
cal year 2024 alone; 
Whereas the current administration has released more than 
3,300,000 illegal aliens into the United States; 
Whereas more than 85 percent of illegal aliens apprehended 
at the southern border are being released into the interior 
of the country; 
Whereas CBP arrested 169 persons on the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation’s terror watchlist at the southern border 
in fiscal year 2023, the highest ever recorded; 
Whereas between 16,800,000 and 29,000,000 illegal aliens 
currently reside in the United States; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of aliens without lawful sta-
tus under the immigration laws have been released into 
the interior of the United States through unlawful cat-
egorical parole programs; 
Whereas the Biden Border Crisis has cost American tax-
payers up to $451,000,000,000 a year; 
Whereas 112,000 Americans died from drug overdose deaths 
in fiscal year 2023; 
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•HRES 1020 IH 
Whereas the amount of fentanyl seized by CBP in fiscal year 
2023 amounted to 27,000 pounds, representing a near 
doubling of the amount of fentanyl seized in fiscal year 
2022 (14,700 pounds); 
Whereas the Biden administration’s refusal to secure the bor-
der reflects a perverse commitment to undermining our 
national sovereignty, and has badly damaged the social 
fabric of America; 
Whereas this administration’s border policies have directly led 
to an ongoing invasion of the United States; 
Whereas article 4, section 4, and article 1, section 10, clause 
3 of the Constitution, among other provisions, ensure 
that States have the right of self-defense; 
Whereas the Federal Government refuses to provide the 
States protection against the ongoing invasion, including 
by refusing to exercise existing authorities under 8 
U.S.C. 1182(f); 
Whereas the Federal Government has prevented States, in-
cluding Texas, from taking common sense actions to pro-
tect their own citizens, including the ability of States to 
construct their own barriers (notably concertina wire) to 
deter illegal immigration; and 
Whereas in light of this extraordinary attack against the citi-
zens of the United States of America, and his own per-
sonal responsibility in allowing the ongoing invasion to 
jeopardize the welfare of the American people, President 
Biden must be held responsible: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its steadfast resolve with the peo-
ple of Texas and every border State enduring the 
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•HRES 1020 IH 
brunt of the Biden administration’s intentional fail-
ure to secure our border; 
(2) condemns the Biden administration’s efforts 
to impose the consequences of illegal immigration, 
including the death and injury of the American peo-
ple, on the States; and 
(3) considers, pursuant to article III, section 3 
of the Constitution of the United States, President 
Biden to be guilty of treason against the people of 
the United States, and that Congress should exercise 
its power prescribed under such article to declare the 
punishment of treason. 
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