Biden-Harris admin let 99 illegal immigrants on terror watchlist into US while Kamala was ‘border czar’: House Judiciary

"While national security officials alert Americans about potential terrorist threats, Biden-Harris Administration officials continue to downplay the national security nightmare created by the border crisis," the report stated.

The report revealed that of the over 250 illegal immigrants on the terror watchlist encountered by Border Patrol between fiscal years 2021 and 2023 along the southwest border, "DHS has released into American communities at least 99, with at least 34 others in DHS custody but not yet removed from the United States."

The report noted that Border Patrol encountered people attempting to cross the border illegally in this time frame who were on the terror watchlist originating from 36 different countries. These countries included Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.

In fiscal year 2024 so far, "Border Patrol has encountered tens of thousands of illegal aliens nationwide from countries that could present national security risks, including 2,134 Afghan nationals, 33,347 Chinese nationals, 541 Iranian nationals, 520 Syrian nationals, and 3,104 Uzbek nationals," the committee stated.

Of the eight Tajik nationals with possible ISIS ties arrested by ICE in June 2024, three of them were released into the country through the CBP One app, "four were initially encountered by Border Patrol while crossing the border, and one arrived at a port of entry without scheduling a CBP One app appointment." The report noted that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had previously talked about vetting those who arrive in the US using the CBP One app.

Additionally, immigration judges have reportedly granted bond to at least 27 illegal immigrants who were on the terror watchlist, and at least four additional people listed on the watchlist were granted asylum. The report highlighted the case of Mohammad Kharwin, "[a]n Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist" who was released twice by the Biden administration.

He was arrested in February 2024 after spending around a year in the US following his release by Customs and Border Patrol in March 2023. He was released again in March 2024 after an immigration judge "was not told he was a national security threat," despite "his apparent membership in Hezb-e-Islam," which has been designated as a terrorist organization in the US. On March 30, ICE released Kharwin. "He was rearrested only after media reports surfaced about the case, and he remains in ICE custody."

The report also highlighted the case of an illegal immigrant on the terror watchlist who was released into the United States, was allowed to board a commercial flight, "and remained at large for two weeks." The illegal alien was released into the US after Border Patrol received an "“inconclusive [t]errorist [w]atchlist match" from the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center.

A report from the DHS Office of the Inspector General in June 2023 stated, "On April 21, 2022, at the Palm Springs International Airport, in Palm Springs, California, the migrant and the migrant’s family members checked in for a flight to Tampa, Florida. During pre-flight screening, the TSC obtained additional information from TSA and confirmed the migrant was a positive Terrorist Watchlist match. ICE [Enforcement and Removal Operations] (ERO) arrested the migrant more than 2 weeks later, on May 6, 2022."

"Although American communities already feel the disastrous effects of the Biden-Harris Administration’s immigration policies, the worst could still be yet to come. With national security experts and immigration officials increasingly concerned about the threat of terrorism originating from the border, it is clear that policymakers must take all necessary steps to secure the border and stop the flow of illegal aliens. However, the Biden-Harris Administration has refused to address the national security nightmare created by its radical, open-borders agenda," the report stated.

It later added, "The Biden-Harris Administration continues to prioritize illegal aliens—including hundreds on the terrorist watchlist and many more from terrorist-sympathizing countries—over the safety and security of the American people. In fact, the Biden-Harris Administration has released into American communities at least 99 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist who were encountered by Border Patrol at the southwest border between fiscal years 2021 and 2023. That does not include the untold numbers of potential terrorists that evaded Border Patrol to enter the United States as part of nearly 2 million 'gotaways' since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration."