WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2026, at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration and the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism to examine President Biden's Afghan parolee program:

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I want to open by thanking Senators Cornyn and Hawley for their leadership in coordinating this joint subcommittee hearing.