A newly released document shows that more than 5,000 Afghan migrants brought to the U.S. under Joe Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome” were flagged for serious national security concerns.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had flagged “potential derogatory information” on 6,868 people who were allowed to enter the United States during Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal.
According to data provided by the DHS in a September 9 letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley, obtained by the New York Post, 5,005 Afghans who arrived in the U.S. were flagged for national security issues, 956 for public safety concerns, and 876 for fraud.
As of September, a staggering 885 of these cases still had unresolved “potentially negative national security information,” meaning potential threats remain unaddressed even years later.
Overall, the Biden administration resettled over 70,000 Afghans following the troop pullout, with reports indicating that at least 55 individuals on terror watch lists who slipped through the cracks.
Under Biden, the expedited evacuation prioritized speed over security, as noted in reports from the DHS and Justice Department Inspectors General. They warned that the rushed process created vulnerabilities exploited by bad actors, leading to fragmented vetting and increased threats.
This disclosure follows the tragic shooting in Washington DC on Wednesday, where Afghan migrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly shot two National Guard members, 20-year-old National Guard Soldier Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, 24.
Beckstrom was pronounced dead on Thanksgiving.
Lakanwal, who had ties to the CIA from his time in Afghanistan, highlights the glaring failures in screening.
“I spent years calling attention to the weak vetting standards in Operation Allies Welcome, despite considerable pushback from the Biden administration and many of my colleagues in Congress,” Grassley told The Post.
“Sadly, this past week’s tragedy in Washington only validates my concerns further. I appreciate the Trump administration’s efforts to respond to my oversight and restore order in the wake of the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the chaos that followed,” he added.
The day before the DC shooting, another Afghan national who resettled in the United States under the Operation Allies Welcome program was arrested in Texas for allegedly posting a TikTok video threatening to bomb the Fort Worth area.
Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 27, was booked into Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday for charges of making a terroristic threat.
In response to the shooting, President Trump has ordered a full review of security protocols for migrants from 19 “high-risk” countries and all asylum cases approved by the previous administration.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, since 2021, the U.S. government has spent over $14 billion on Afghan evacuees, including $8.7 billion specifically for OAW through the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.
An additional $5.3 billion went to its successor, Enduring Welcome.
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