International | October 12, 2021
Shiite militiaman reached U.S. posing as Iraqi refugee
International | October 12, 2021
An Iraqi man admitted to immigration fraud last week, saying he cheated America’s refugee system by lying about his past as a member of an Iranian-funded Shiite militia in order to win asylum in the U.S. Chasib Hafedh Saadoon Al Fawadi entered the U.S. in 2016, when then-President Obama was pushing to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from the Middle East amid accusations that the system wasn’t able to properly vet them.
As the U.S. opens its arms to tens of thousands of Afghans, Al Fawadi’s case raises questions anew about the ability of federal authorities to vet applications and weed out dangerous or otherwise undeserving migrants…. (Excerpts from the Washington Times)
International | June 10, 2021
Guatemala’s President Says Biden Administration’s Unclear Messaging on Illegal Immigration Fueled Border Surge
International | June 10, 2021
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei criticized the Biden administration for unclear messaging on immigration that he said contributed to the border surge.
Giammattei told Fox News that, “You can see that humanitarian messages were used here by the coyotes in a distorted manner,” with “coyotes” a term for human smugglers.
“They said that they were going to support family reunification,” Giammattei said, referring to the Biden administration’s policy of allowing unaccompanied minors to enter the United States on humanitarian grounds and of seeking to unite them with family members in the United States.
“So the coyotes came and took the children and teenagers to the United States,” he said. “And the border filled up. Not only with people from Guatemala, but lots of people.”
“That’s why we have suggested that the messaging be clear,” Giammattei added…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
International | June 7, 2021
Guatemalan President Blasts Biden’s Border Policies For Enabling Criminal Human Smugglers
International | June 7, 2021
…Ahead of her arrival, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei blasted the Biden Administration for “family reunification” policies that enable human trafficking and smuggling.
“The message changed to ‘we’re going to reunite families and we’re going to reunite children. The very next day the coyotes were here organizing groups of children to take them to the United States,” Giammattei said during an interview with CBS News….
(Excerpts from Townhall)