New documents obtained by America First Legal reveal that the Biden-Harris administration claimed to be importing Afghans as refugees who had assisted the U.S. government.
However, officials have admitted they did not know the identities of these individuals.
The Biden-Harris administration lied about Afghan ‘refugees’ supposedly helped the US government.
Kamala Harris repeatedly claimed these refugees were our ‘Afghan allies.’
It has been revealed that the U.S. government did not know the identities of the Afghan refugees, and many of them later committed serious crimes against Americans.
/1🚨BREAKING🚨
The Biden-Harris admin claimed that they were importing Afghans as refugees who helped the U.S. gov’t, when in reality, officials admit in newly obtained docs from litigation that they did not know their identities. Some have allegedly committed heinous crimes: pic.twitter.com/NZdCSYZ6GC
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
AFL obtained these documents through a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, which had obstructed their investigation into the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the disastrous withdrawal.
“The documents we received reveal utter chaos and incompetence…” AFL said.
/2 We obtained these documents through litigation against the Department of Justice after it stonewalled our investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision-making over the disastrous withdrawal.
The documents we received reveal utter chaos and incompetence… pic.twitter.com/lZVFpoKdu4
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
“For example, in early August 2021, the Department of State asked federal government agencies to confirm that a spreadsheet listing Afghans who did not meet minimum time-in-service for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) should be referred to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for resettlement into the United States because they had supposedly otherwise worked on behalf of the United States or a U.S. government-funded program,” AFL said.
/3 For example, in early August 2021, the Department of State asked federal government agencies to confirm that a spreadsheet listing Afghans who did not meet minimum time-in-service for a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) should be referred to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program… pic.twitter.com/4xIhKCLOEF
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
The US Embassy in Kabul appeared to not recognize any names in the list on the DOJ’s spreadsheet.
“Even the Afghans referred and then nominated by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul for admission to the USRAP, however, would face significant challenges to make it into the United States, such as finding their own way to a third country and supporting themselves while their “application for acceptance into the program for resettlement to the U.S. is being reviewed, security checks are performed, medical exams done, etc.”” AFL said.
/6 Even the Afghans referred and then nominated by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul for admission to the USRAP, however, would face significant challenges to make it into the United States, such as finding their own way to a third country and supporting themselves while their… pic.twitter.com/QAOHexG799
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
As early as August 15, 2021, despite earlier guidance requiring USRAP applicants to arrange their own travel to a third country, hundreds were being evacuated from Afghanistan on U.S. Air Force cargo planes.
/7 As early as August 15, 2021, despite the previous guidance that USRAP applicants would need to find their own way to a third country, hundreds were leaving Afghanistan on U.S. Air Force cargo planes. pic.twitter.com/dgkEIrfbcC
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
The vetting process was utter chaos.
/8 By August 16, 2021, the DOJ National Security Division (NSD) still considered “vetting” to be an “interagency issue.” pic.twitter.com/zPftOO5ecn
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
By August 31, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration was still determining its official response to questions about the “Screening & Vetting” process, aimed at preventing dangerous individuals from being overlooked.
/12 By August 31, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration was still figuring out its official talking points in response to questions about the “Screening & Vetting” that was taking place to ensure that dangerous individuals would not slip through. pic.twitter.com/21nSESr3fm
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
According to the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General, many Afghans who were meant to wait in a third country while their refugee resettlement applications were reviewed were instead flown directly into the United States without complete vetting.
As of July 2024, the Department of State Inspector General “could not confirm the number of individuals evacuated from Afghanistan, regardless of destination, with support of the U.S. government in 2021.”
The Biden-Harris administration claims to have evacuated over 123,000 people from Afghanistan, but only 6,000 of them are American citizens.
/21 The Biden-Harris Administration claims to have evacuated more than 123,000 people from Afghanistan. Only 6,000 are American citizens. Through its litigation, we will continue fighting to expose the Biden-Harris Administration’s duplicity and disregard for our national…
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) August 26, 2024
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