More than 1.7 million migrants encountered along the southern border under the Biden-Harris administration have been flagged as a “potential national security threat,” according to a House Judiciary Committee report released Thursday.
The vast majority of migrants entered the country under the leadership of Vice President Kamala Harris as the “border czar” and were classified as “special interest foreign countries” because they came from countries “considered to be a threat” to U.S. national security. (SIA). , According to to the report. Nearly 8 million immigrants have entered the country illegally along the southern border since January 2021, and at least 382 of them were found to be on the U.S. government’s terrorist watch list. (Related: Majority of voters support mass deportation, new poll finds)
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s dangerous open border policy has resulted in a sharp increase in terrorist threats against the United States,” the report said.
EL PASO, TEXAS – JANUARY 31: An aerial view of the Texas National Guard blocking migrants attempting to cross the border through razor wire from El Paso, Texas to El Paso, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
“The Biden-Harris administration seeks to cover up the national security nightmare created by an open Southwest border, yet seeks to harm our country through committee and subcommittee oversight.” “We have uncovered serious policy failures that leave our country vulnerable to people and countries,” the report continued.
According to the report, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged to a House committee that SIA status does not affect the admission of illegal immigrants. As a result, the Biden-Harris administration is said to have released immigrants who were known to be on terrorist watch lists or who had potential ties to terrorists. (Related: ‘Some of what it once was’: New data shows how the Biden-Harris administration is handcuffing ICE)
The report pointed to the case of Mohammad Karwin, who was first placed on the terrorist watch list in 2018, but whose name was later misspelled when the records were updated in 2019. Because of this discrepancy, Border Patrol agents released Mr. Kerwin to the United States. “Possible connection to terrorism.”
“There is no doubt that the surge in illegal aliens entering the country under the Biden-Harris administration has weakened our national security and made our communities more vulnerable to those who seek to harm us. There is no room,” the report states.
According to the report, there are now 26 countries with special interests, including Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Syria and Turkey. The Department of Homeland Security recently added 12 countries to the list, including China, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela. (Related: Mayorkas laments lack of FEMA funding for hurricane response after spending nearly $1 billion on migrant crisis)
“Kamala Harris has failed miserably as border czar,” said Arizona Republican Congressman Andy Harris. said “FBI Director Chris Wray warned Congress about the dangers of the Biden-Harris administration’s open borders. There is no way to know how many terrorists have entered our country under the watchful eye of a border czar.”
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