During last year's campaign, President Donald Trump made combating illegal immigration a major part of his election platform.

However, Democrats recently attempted to cast doubt on the immigration visa that First Lady Melania Trump received two over two decades ago. 

Rep. Jasmine Crockett casts doubt on Mrs. Trump's visa eligibility

According to The Mercury News, Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett brought up the issue during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee this past Wednesday.

The Texas lawmaker complained that her Republican colleagues were not not worried about the "lack of integrity when it comes to the president’s family’s visas," a situation which she referred to as "a joke."

"Let me remind y’all that Melania, the first lady — a model, and when I say model, I’m not talking about Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford or Naomi Campbell-level — applied for and was given an EB-1 visa," Crockett said.

Crockett went on to point out that recipients for the visa are expected to show "some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer."

"Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt,” Crockett said. "It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that the math ain’t math-ing here," she added.

USCIS website lists multiple criteria for EB-1 visa eligibility

The United States Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) website states that the EB-1 visa is available to those aliens who have demonstrated "extraordinary ability, are an outstanding professor or researcher, or are a certain multinational executive or manager."

While having received a recognized award such as a Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award, or Olympic Medal are listed as proof of eligibility, they are not the only recognized marks of eligibility.

Other examples include "evidence that your work has been displayed at artistic exhibitions or showcases," as well as "evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field," and "evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts."

The Associated Press reported on suggestions that Mrs. Trump was part of a New York City photo shoot in 1995, which would have been one year before her original H-1B work visa was approved.

That claim was rejected by New York attorney Michael J. Wildes, who had previously represented the president's companies.

"The allegation that she participated in a photo shoot in 1995 is not only untrue, it is impossible," Wildes was quoted as writing in a letter. He insisted that "the photo shoot in question did not occur until after she was admitted to the United States in H-1B visa status in October 1996."