Check this out. Police call it burglary,
tourism, South American thieves entering the US on tourist visas
and then robbing homes.
Police say they're targeting wealthy neighborhoods,
selling the stolen goods, and then sending the money back
home.
William Lodge against in Los Angeles,
a hot spot for this type of theft.
Yeah, Danny and sources tell me,
on paper, these thieves are like ghosts.
There are thousands. We have no idea who they are
when they land.
The Biden administration, they say,
could solve it tomorrow by removing Chile from the visa
waiver list.
But they won't. And the mug shots you see here?
They tell an untold story.
Organized crime rings from Chile posing as tourists terrorizing US
neighborhoods.
We cannot comprehend why the United States government is trying
to protect Chileans who are coming in and breaking into
our homes.
Police say members travel from Chile to wealthy neighborhoods in
LA,
New York, Miami, Phoenix, Detroit,
Indianapolis and more. They case houses break in,
take cash, collectibles and jewelry.
I can tell you that we have a significant increase
in burglaries from.
Organized groups that are outside this country.
So why are they so effective while using fake IDs
to rent cars and Airbnbs?
Existing police databases are useless.
High end jamming devices disable home security systems and because
they don't use guns,
most sheriff's don't hold and D as don't prosecute residential
property crime.
So why now? Well, Chile is the only Latin American
country whose resolution can enter the US as tourists without
a visa,
meaning. No criminal background check.
American theft groups are abusing the visa waiver program and
sending criminals to burglarize my constituents.
Police say Chile needs to better cooperate with the US
or lose that waiver status.
Yesterday, the State Department said it's up to CVP to
approve tourists who enter the US.
US Customs and Border Protection officials at ports of entry
have broad statutory authority to conduct inspections and permit or
deny admission.
So DA Spitzer has filed A lawsuit against the State
Department demanding more information about what Chile is or is
not doing.
Dana, to stop these criminals from boarding flights back to
you.
Alright William, thank you.