A disturbing new report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General concludes that DHS is not effectively screening and vetting aliens and asylum seekers entering the United States.
A report obtained by Fox News’ Bill Melgin found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials do not have access to all federal data to complete thorough screening and vetting of people seeking entry into the United States.
The report states that without the capacity to effectively test and screen foreign nationals, CBP cannot fully screen and screen all foreign travelers at airports and land ports of entry.
Additionally, the inspector general stated that without the dedicated technical capacity and resources to conduct mid-course screening, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may not be able to promptly identify asylum seekers with adverse information who remain in the country for extended periods while awaiting a refugee status determination.
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March 2022: Migrants are detained at a Border Patrol facility in the Del Rio Sector. (Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security)
“Until these challenges are resolved, DHS will continue to be at risk of admitting dangerous individuals or allowing asylum seekers to continue to reside in the United States who may pose a significant threat to public safety and national security,” the report said.
Following the report, the Department of Homeland Security agreed with all five of the Office of Inspector General’s recommendations to address the problem.
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WASHINGTON DC, USA – JANUARY 5: Exterior of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington DC, USA on January 5, 2023. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Recommendations included amending data access restrictions, developing new policies for verifying names, updating technology, updating vetting requirements for certain individuals and working to automate security checks of asylum seekers.
Border Patrol agents thwarted a human trafficking attempt near Laredo, Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
The report comes amid growing concerns over border security after eight Tajik nationals were refused entry. Has ties to ISIS Recently, a joint terrorism task force between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made arrests in three major cities: New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.
last week, FBI director Senator Christopher Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that there were growing concerns about the possibility of coordinated attacks similar to those carried out in the United States in March by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K). Russian Concert Hall.
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Migrants are processed by CBP officers after entering the United States through the Rio Grande. (Fox News Digital/John Michael Raasch)
Wray told subcommittee members that when he met with them last year, he explained that the United States was already in a heightened threat environment, and that the threat from foreign terrorists has since increased to new levels.
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“During my time as FBI director alone, we have endured multiple domestic terrorist attacks, devastating cities and communities. We need funding to continue to protect America from terrorism,” Wray previously said.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
