Bethany Blankley (Center Square)
Numerous failures have been identified in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Biden-Harris administration.
Through multiple comptroller’s office audits, DHS and
Through several Inspector General’s Office audits, the OIG identified a variety of failings at DHS and its agencies, from screening to screening and the release of aliens, that it said increased national security threats. The secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, was impeached by House Republicans in February on charges of dereliction of duty, including failures identified by the OIG.
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Congress established DHS through the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to consolidate federal agency resources to better protect Americans from terrorist threats and disasters following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Homeland Security Act “requires DHS to provide the entire federal government and state, local, and tribal governments with situational awareness and a common operating picture related to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or man-made disasters.”
“Recent events and disasters have highlighted the need for situational awareness across the Department of Homeland Security enterprise,” the OIG said. That’s why we audited DHS to ensure it was sharing “actionable intelligence about emerging threats with external partners.”
The OIG found that this was not the case and that DHS partners “did not always use DHS technology to obtain new threat information.”
This is after the National Assembly. answer the phone DHS issues National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin not since May 2023. NTAS is “designed to inform the American public about terrorist threats by providing timely and detailed information.” DHS did not respond when asked why it has not yet been issued.
Congress has allocated billions of dollars for DHS technology to help agents identify and share new threat information and maintain “real-time situational awareness.” The audit found that DHS partners “did not always use this technology to obtain threat intelligence,” were not always aware of technology modernization or training efforts, that DHS did not conduct outreach to support partners, and “did not always use this technology to obtain threat intelligence.” It was discovered that information was not shared with. At the right time. As a result, “DHS cannot always effectively share new threat information with its partners, which may limit its response to emerging threats to the homeland,” the report said.
This was the latest of many DHS problems identified by the OIG.
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One OIG report Because DHS’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “ineffective practices and processes for resolving inconclusive matches with terrorist watch lists have resulted in multiple missteps by individuals on terrorist watch lists; We found that individuals on terrorist watch lists were being released into the country.”
This is as follows: biggest number Known or suspected terrorists have been arrested under the Biden-Harris administration. with Over 2 million escapesPeople have evaded arrest by illegally entering the country, and law enforcement officials have expressed concern about not knowing how many terrorists there are in the country.
Another OIG report DHS was found to have failed to properly vet Afghan nationals entering the United States, including those deemed “risks to national security.”
Elsewhere reportThe OIG found that CBP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement do not detain or remove inadmissible persons, raising national security alarms. other report Approximately 200,000 deportation cases were dismissed due to DHS failure to submit documentation.
Another one is OIG establish They said CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ screening of asylum seekers was inadequate. Non-citizens were not fully screened or vetted.I applied for admission to the United States and still released them.
Nevertheless, President Joe Biden announced through an executive order that he would expand eligibility for refugee status to citizens and residents of multiple countries and continents around the world.
In addition to DHS’s failed review and review process, another OIG revised report DHS found that it “cannot ensure that all immigrants can be located after their release into the United States.”
After evaluating people over a period of time for housing after their release, OIG found that ICE: gone Hotels do not house millions of dollars of taxpayer money.
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For “unaccompanied alien children” (UAC) in federal custody, DHS transfers them to HHS ORR, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement.
OIG has identified problems with the program for several years. OIG establish The fact that UACs are being sent to live with unverified sponsors; background check Performances for sponsors were not made, children were released to gang members and traffickers, and ORR lost road Approximately 100,000 children were on UAC. child labor. It also found that ICE was “unable to monitor unaccompanied minors released into the United States.” warning sign Because “missing children are considered to be at higher risk of being trafficked, exploited, and forced to work.”
Information about abuse and neglect raised by whistleblowers was so serious that U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) contaminated This year, he filed criminal charges and introduced legislation to address his concerns, but Senate Democrats blocked it.
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