Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy is warning of the growth of “burglary tourism” as law enforcement tracks gangs of South Americans who fly into the country to commit home invasions, then fly back home with the loot.
The Texan is urging the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to remove Chile from the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), a program that allows citizens of that country easier entry into the U.S.A. Roy says that Chilean organized crime groups are taking advantage of the program to send criminals into our country on quick, short-term trips.
Roy recently posted a message to his X account warning that “American communities have experienced an outbreak of ‘burglary tourism,’ in which Chilean organized crime rings have been
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