; Whereas, in November 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott— (1) declared a state of invasion at the southern border; and (2) increased security at the border to protect the state of Texas by invoking— (A) section 10 of article I of the Constitution of the United States; and (B) the invasion clauses in the Texas Constitution; Whereas, in March 2023, at a hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives , U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told lawmakers that the Department of Homeland Security did not have operational control of the border; Whereas, in March 2023, at a hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas stated that he does not use the statutory definition of operational control under section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–367 ; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note) when asked if the Department of Homeland Security had operational control of the border; Whereas, on January 6, 2023, the Biden Administration abused its parole authority under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) ) to create a new parole program for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela; Whereas, on April 27, 2023, the Biden Administration further abused its parole authority by creating a new family reunification parole process, which grants parole to entire categories of aliens rather than granting parole on a case-by-case basis, as required under such section 212(d)(5); Whereas the Biden Administration created a parole with conditions policy authorizing U.S. Border Patrol agents to release aliens through parole before they are given a Notice to Appear or entered into removal proceedings