Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar and Dan Crenshaw introduce the No FARC Act

Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Tx.) introduced the No Foreign Adversaries Residing in our Communities Act (No FARC Act) on Thursday in response to the Biden administration’s Nov. 30 decision to remove FARC from the list of foreign terrorist organizations without properly consulting Congress, the Colombian government or the Colombian-American community in the United States.

According to a press release issued by Salazar’s office, “The No FARC Act denies visas to current and former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).”

While the news was little more than a talking point in Washington, it brought about very strong reactions in Florida, which is home to approximately 150,000 Colombian-American voters.

"As the Congresswoman from Florida's 27th district, I represent a large Colombian-American community. Many of them saw their loved ones murdered and were forced to flee during FARC's reign of terror," said Salazar.

"This Administration's decision to delist FARC is a slap in the face to the Colombian people. FARC is a Marxist, anti-democratic, violent terrorist group whose bloody campaign against the government resulted in over 220,000 deaths. Since 2019 alone, FARC has committed over 300 terrorist attacks in Colombia. We cannot reward these atrocities by allowing terrorists to vacation in our communities. If the Biden Administration will not hold them accountable, then Congress must act," she added.

“As someone who lived in Colombia, I am all too aware of the threats posed by FARC. I am proud to join Rep. Salazar in our shared commitment to standing with the Colombian people and Colombian government against the Marxist narco-terrorists who want to overthrow the democratically elected government,” Rep. Crenshaw said.

Formed in 1964 as the paramilitary wing of the Colombian Communist Party, the FARC was the largest of Colombia’s rebel groups and waged war against the Colombian government and people for six decades.

According to a 2018 report released by Colombia's National Centre for Historical Memory, more than 260,000 people — mostly civilians — died from violence during six decades of guerrilla conflict in Colombia. The report also found that most of the 80,000 people who disappeared were never found. More than 37,000 of those killed were victims of kidnappings, and nearly 15,700 were victims of sexual violence.

Last month, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe wrote a letter to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, voicing his disapproval of the peace process with the Marxist terror group, saying, “there has not been a peace process.”

In total, 26 points were addressed in the letter ranging from constitutional concerns to concerns with continued narcotrafficking in previous guerrilla strongholds. Uribe also expressed outrage surrounding issues of impunity and international law.

“In terms of impunity, Colombia broke away from the rule of law of Western democracies that require the imprisonment and political non-eligibility of those responsible for atrocious crimes,” he wrote.