US vetting errors found in Afghan refugee applications after 2021 withdrawal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 09:48 · Archive

A review found vetting errors in 40 percent of asylum files from the Afghanistan withdrawal.

A Department of Homeland Security review of 678 random asylum applications from Afghans who entered the US after the 2021 withdrawal found that 40 percent of the files contained errors. Two cases involved missed aliases and incomplete documentation for individuals who may have been inadmissible on terrorism-related grounds.

How it is being reported

• DHS watchdog finds vetting errors in 40% of files for migrants who entered US during Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawalNew York Post · 29 Sept, 08:52
• Biden administration FAILED to vet thousands of Afghan refugees seeking US visas after fleeing the Taliban...with possible terrorism links missed, bombshell report findsDaily Mail · 28 Sept, 21:17

In this story: United States · Afghanistan · Department of Homeland Security · Taliban

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