The House Homeland Security Committee is demanding to know the names of the border crossings where the government says it's too busy to check the identities of all the people coming across in vehicles.
Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., center, joined by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the ranking member, leads the House Homeland Security Committee move to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, at the Capitol in …The House Homeland Security Committee is demanding to know the names of the border crossings where the government says it’s too busy to check the identities of all the people coming across in vehicles.
“To assist the Committee to better understand the OIG’s findings and evaluate DHS’s handling of this important national security matter, we ask that you please provide the complete unredacted report and case file,” Mr. Green, Tennessee Republican, wrote to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. The audit found that USCIS was slow to screen affirmative asylum cases, and CBP can’t access some relevant security databases when it’s checking the identities of travelers at the border.The inspector general said he found three border crossings where CBP “did not query all vehicle occupants” to look for outstanding criminal warrants, national security flags or other worrying information.
“This means that, in the interim years, USCIS did not continuously screen applicants to identify persons who committed crimes or should otherwise have been considered a potential threat while residing in the United States without permanent legal status,” the audit said
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