Why the White House is surprised by the firing of the National Guard in the program that brings Afghans to the US
A bid administration program that has brought thousands of Afghan nationals is being blamed by the Trump White House for the arrival of the man accused of shooting two members of the Washington, DC security guard, on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, arrived in September on September 8, 2021, through a program known as Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Kristi Noem, said on the night of the shooting.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed that Lakanwal worked with the US government, including the CIA, “as a member of the partner force in Kandahar.”
Lakanwal applied for asylum during US President Joe Biden’s term in office, but it was approved in April under the Trump Administration.
From shooting, sOfficials of the Ume Trump Administration, including the President, have blasted the program, saying it provides little or no security for those entering the country..S.
On Wednesday, the Trump Administration said it had stopped processing immigration applications from Afghanistan.
“The Trump administration is also reviewing all of the asylum cases that were allowed under the bid administration, which failed to remove these applicants on a large scale,” it said. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, according to the opposition.
Here’s a closer look at the system, its purpose, and the questions raised about its combustion processes.
What jobs are accepted?
Leading up to the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, there was pressure from both Republicans and Democrats to help the Afghan people present in the US.
In August 2021, as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, then US President Joe Biden launched the Allies operation, a program designed to help the Afghan people.
It was specifically targeting translators and interpreters who had helped the US during the war and feared reprisals from the Taliban Regime.
Those who arrived in the US were granted two years of humanitarian introduction, which allows foreign nationals – who may have been considered temporary backlogs – to enter the US due to an emergency or “according to the website of the US Customs and Border Protection.
They are expected to apply for asylum if they wish to stay in the US
Afghans who arrived as part of the oaw are processed in one of the “safe” safe “in government facilities around the United States and work as part of the Internal Affairs Committee.
Most stayed in safe places until non-governmental organizations helped them rebuild.
More than 40 percent are eligible for special immigrant visas (SIVS) because they take significant risks to support the US or are related to someone who did, according to the DHS website.
Under the OAW and the program to follow up on the promotion of acceptance, which focuses on the resettlement process, almost all Afghans remain in the US, according to the Department of State.
What were the Afghans like?
According to DHS, the vetting process involved “biometric testing and environmental protection.” That includes reviewing the fingerprints, photographs and other biometric and biographic information of “every single Afghan” before they are cleared to travel to the United States, according to a national security website.
Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the district of Colombia, describes the events surrounding Wednesday’s shooting of two security guards, and how the suspect was prevented from causing more injuries.
Once, Afghan nationals were screened for primary screening upon arrival at a US airport, with secondary screening conducted as circumstances warranted, the website said.
These security reviews are conducted by intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism experts from multiple US security agencies.
Why was the vetting process criticized?
As more Afghans arrived in the US, some Republicans raised questions about the immigration process.
They expressed concern that the process allowed people who might pose a security risk to the US to enter the country as well as those who had joined forces during the war.
For example, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IOWA) wrote a letter created in October 2021 to former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of Ex-Homeland Security austin and Ex-Homeland Security Security Alejandro Mayormas signed by 15 other Americans. In it, he suggests that the Biden Administration’s vetting Afghan security procedures were unclear and incomplete.
“We are concerned the process that has developed so quickly is creating security gaps and criminal defenses and endangering the security of our nation,” Ernstst wrote.
The letter went on to urge the government to freeze the immigration of Afghans from the United States, except for those who have been held permanently, to hold special immigration visas and to end all special immigration procedures.
Other systemic issues have been raised in government reports.
A SeptemberThe Ember 2022 Report of the DHS Inspector General found that home security They didn’t always have sensitive data to properly screen, vet or check all the Afghans from Afghanistan who came as part of the program.
It also said that some of the information used to open it, such as name, date of birth, identity number and travel document data, was incorrect, incorrect or missing.
Another general report of the 2022 DHS Inspector General in that same month and found that officials have fought Follow the afghan’s rage that does not stay in safe places.
Once, the inspector general wrote that there was no effort to find all Afghans from safe havens to ensure their compliance with amnesty conditions.
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In a 2022 press release, former Republican Sen. Ohio’s Rob Portman said he has always changed his support for the redeployment of Afghans “who stood at war with us 20 years ago.”
But he said that reports such as those from the Inspector General proved that the US faced an additional threat due to the administration of Biden’s administration of the Afghans without strict vetting. “
After Wednesday’s shooting, Shawn Vakileiver, President of #AAAAFHANEVAC, an organization that helps rehabilitate Afghans who are helping the US during the war, rejects and condemns anyone who uses violence or wants to use it.
However, the statement went on to note that Afghan immigrants and military personnel returning to the US undergo “one of the most extensive protections of any number of people entering the country.”
“This isolated act of violence or violence should not be used as an excuse to define or diminish an entire community,” Verandiver said.
