Stauber Pens Letter to Mayorkas After Young Girls Were Sexually Assaulted in a Bemidji House Full of Illegal Immigrants

WASHGINTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other Homeland Security officials expressing outrage over the recent sexual assault of one eleven-year-old girl, and potentially two more, in a home in Bemidji, Minnesota. When police conducted a search warrant of the home, 11 illegal immigrants were found at the scene.

The letter reads in part, “I write to express my concern and outrage over the recent events in Bemidji, Minnesota, a beautiful northern town in the congressional district I represent. The news stories and police report highlight the deplorable consequences of the Biden Administration's recklessly lax border and failing immigration policies. Nearly a dozen illegal immigrants were found at a home where, according to the local police department press release, a sexual assault of a minor occurred. I demand immediate action from your agencies and answers to several questions myself and the communities I represent have regarding this horrific incident. It is your duty to fully protect all citizens from this ongoing onslaught of illegal immigrant criminal activity, which is a direct result of your failure to secure our border and fully track illegal immigrants and their whereabouts.

“The unspeakable violence in Bemidji perpetrated against at least 1 eleven-year-old girl, and potentially two more, demonstrates your complete and total failure to follow the laws of this country. As a result, these failures are impacting little children, over a thousand miles from the southern border, and will have real, long-lasting, ramifications. The victim(s) in this case deserves justice. More importantly, however, the victim(s) deserved your protection from the beginning. You were appointed to serve the people of this sovereign nation, and it is your duty to ensure our border is secure and innocent lives are safeguarded.”

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Stauber demanded Mayorkas answer a number of questions regarding the status of the 11 illegal immigrants who were found at the scene of this horrendous crime. The questions include the following:

1. How did the 11 illegal immigrants travel to Bemidji? Were they specifically relocated to Bemidji as a directive of this Administration? Who paid for their transportation?
2. When are the court dates for the 11 illegal immigrants if they are seeking asylum?
3. Are any of these 11 illegal immigrants being charged with rape/sexual assault of a minor(s)?
4. Where are the 11 illegal immigrants being detained in until their court cases?
   1. How many court cases do they have pending?
5. Is the primary suspect, Oscar Ernesto Luna, an American citizen?
6. Are you aware if Oscar Ernesto Luna or any of the 11 illegal immigrants are connected to a cartel?
7. Were any minors traveling with these 11 illegal immigrants when they crossed the border? If so, where are they now?
8. What are your agencies doing to locate the other victims that have reportedly gone missing?
9. What coordination is occurring with other law enforcement agencies to investigate and address incidents like the one in Bemidji, Minnesota, and to prevent such incidents from happening in the future?

Stauber requested that the Department of Homeland Security provide answers to these questions by October 12, 2023.