A disturbing new report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General concludes that DHS failed to conduct effective monitoring and control non-citizens and asylum seekers enter the United States.
The report, obtained by Fox News’ Bill Melugin, shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers cannot access all federal data to conduct thorough records monitoring and review. those seeking to enter the United States
The report states that without effective non-citizen screening and screening capabilities, CBP is unable to conduct comprehensive screening and screening of all non-citizen travelers at air and land ports of entry.
Additionally, the Office of Inspector General said that without dedicated technological capacity and resources to conduct intermediate checks, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would not be able to quickly identify applicants for asylum. asylum seekers with derogatory information who remain in the country for extended periods of time during their stay. waiting for an asylum decision.
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March 2022: Migrants detained at a Del Rio Sector Border Patrol facility. (DHS Office of Inspector General)
“DHS remains at risk of admitting dangerous individuals into the country or allowing asylum seekers who may pose significant threats to public and national security to continue to reside in the United States, until such time as these challenges are resolved,” the report states.
In response to the report, DHS agreed with all five recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General to begin trying to resolve the problem.
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WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – JANUARY 5: Exterior view of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Washington DC, United States on January 5, 2023. United States 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))
Recommendations included correcting data access restrictions, developing new name verification policies, updating technology, updating screening requirements for certain individuals, and automating security controls. security for asylum seekers.
Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt near Laredo, Texas. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
The report comes as concerns over border security mount after eight Tajikistan nationals with ties to ISIS were arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Force in three major cities recently. The individuals were arrested in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that there is growing concern about a possible coordinated attack in the United States, similar to the attack by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K ) in March against a concert hall in Russia.
Migrants are processed by CBP officers after crossing the US border via the Rio Grande. (Fox News Digital/Jon Michael Raasch)
Wray told subcommittee members that when they met last year, he explained to them how the United States was already in a heightened threat environment and that since then, threats from foreign terrorists have reached another level.
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“Just in my time as FBI director, we have disrupted multiple terrorist attacks as well as cities and communities across the country. We need funding to continue to protect America from terrorism,” Wray said previously.
Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
