House Homeland Security Committee to probe CBP One app
The House Homeland Security Committee to Investigate Cartel Exploitation of Immigration Program
The House Homeland Security Committee has launched an investigation into how Mexican cartels have been able to exploit the federal government’s program for immigrants seeking admission into the United States. This comes after a “bombshell” report by the Washington Examiner exposed the flaws in the system.
Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) stated that the committee would incorporate the Examiner’s report into their ongoing investigation of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
“According to this week’s bombshell report, drug cartels have seized on the newest iteration,” Green said. “President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have provided cartel organizations more innovative ways to evade our laws, rake in money from human and drug trafficking, and wreak havoc in our country. Homeland Republicans will be looking into these recent developments, and Secretary Mayorkas’ continued, willful ignorance of cartel strategies, in our ongoing investigation.”
Exploiting the Immigration Program
The Mexican government is allowing immigrants who enter the country from Guatemala to continue their journey to the United States border if they have obtained an appointment on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s phone application. However, Mexican cartels have found a way to exploit the app’s security and request appointments from anywhere in the world, surpassing the app’s intended “northern Mexico” geofence.
An extensive investigation, including a review of internal DHS documents and communications, revealed that Mexican cartels are selling the use of a virtual private network (VPN) to hide the location of immigrants when they request an appointment. Smugglers openly advertise these VPN services in southern Mexico and on social media platforms, targeting Haitians, Cubans, and Hondurans.
“The Biden administration has continuously shown violent cartels that they may operate as they please at our Southwest border,” Green expressed. “As I warned earlier this year, the cause of this humanitarian crisis is simple: migrants tested the system, called home, and millions came once they received confirmation of Secretary Mayorkas’ catch-and-release practices.”
Green raised concerns about Mayorkas’ testimony before the committee, where he claimed that the CBP One app “cuts out the smuggling organizations.” Green found it alarming that Mayorkas seemed out of touch with the reality of the situation.
Ongoing Investigation
The House Homeland Security Republicans are currently conducting a six-part investigation into Mayorkas’ performance during his 31 months in office. The committee aims to assess how he has executed his duties and address the issues surrounding the immigration program.
CBP assured the public that they are continuously working to improve the app’s security and that it has not been hacked.
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