{"id":2032746,"date":"2023-09-15T03:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-migrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T03:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:26:11","slug":"former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-migrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-migrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Border Patrol Chief: Agents Can&#8217;t Screen Global Majority of Migrants."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-migrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2032746&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former Border Chief: Vetting Process for \u2062Illegal Immigrants Lacks Critical Information<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent \u2063hearing before\u200d the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and\u2062 Enforcement, former Chief \u2062of Border Patrol Rodney Scott emphasized the limitations\u2062 of the vetting process used to keep criminals\u200b out \u2062of the United States. According\u2062 to Scott,\u2063 the accuracy\u200b of the process heavily relies on the availability of correct information, which is \u200ccurrently lacking for migrants\u200d from the majority of\u200c countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who served in \u2063the U.S. Border \u2064Patrol for 29 years before retiring\u2062 as Chief in 2021, highlighted \u2063the global data gap that hampers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leaders-sound-the-alarm-on-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"GOP leaders sound the alarm on illegal immigration\">border protection agents<\/a>&#8216; ability to effectively screen illegal\u200c immigrants. He explained that the federal \u2062government&#8217;s access to information\u200c is extremely limited, leaving\u2063 agents\u200b with minimal data\u2064 to work with.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/terrorist-entry-through-southwest-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/illegal-immigrants-pouring-through-darien-gap-headed-to-us-michael-yon-5491503\">Illegal\u200d Immigrants Pouring \u200bThrough Dari\u00e9n Gap, Headed to US: Michael Yon<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/14\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/in-competing-hearings-democrats-and-republicans-seek-to-shape-immigration-narrative-5491344\">In Competing\u200d Hearings, Democrats \u200cand\u2062 Republicans Seek to Shape Immigration Narrative<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/14\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Concerns \u2062about \u200cillegal immigrants from Mauritania\u2064 arose when\u2063 data revealed an increase in apprehensions of\u200c individuals on the terror watch list by Border Patrol agents. From \u200d2017 to 2020, 14 individuals\u2063 on the watch list were encountered. However, from 2021 \u200bto 2023, that \u2063number skyrocketed to 263, with 149 of those encounters occurring in 2023\u2063 alone.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, \u200dRepresentative \u200cAndy Biggs raised the issue of potential \u2063terror connections among individuals not on any\u2063 list accessible to the United\u2063 States. He specifically mentioned the influx of illegal \u200dmigrants from Mauritania \u200cin his home state of Arizona, citing a CBP agent&#8217;s report of apprehending a group of 250 Mauritanians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Rodney Scott, the former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, testified before the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, \u200cSecurity, and Enforcement in May 2023. \u2063(Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Scott confirmed that CBP has no access to background information on Mauritania, leaving individuals from that area largely unvetted.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Fear-Mongering&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Committee \u2062ranking member Pramila Jayapal challenged the narrative of Republican fear-mongering during the hearing. She pointed out that no American citizen \u200bhas been injured or killed by\u2062 a terrorist who crossed the \u2063southern border without authorization. Jayapal urged the\u2064 committee to focus on the facts and emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-leaders-push-bill-to-import-nurses-not-train-americans\/\" title=\"Republican Leaders Push Bill to Import Nurses, Not Train Americans\">bipartisan immigration reform<\/a> to address the root causes of illegal \u200bimmigration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) in Washington \u200bon April 28, 2022. (Kevin \u200dDietsch\/Getty \u200bImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Committee Chairman Tom McClintock highlighted\u2063 the Biden administration&#8217;s\u2062 policy\u200b changes that have\u2063 impacted border security. He stated that these changes have opened the\u200d borders \u200bto millions of illegal immigrants from over 160\u200c countries. McClintock expressed concern \u2064over \u2064the lack of access to foreign \u200dcriminal databases, which\u200d limits knowledge about the criminal records of\u200b the released immigrants.<\/p>\n<h2>5.7 Million Illegals<\/h2>\n<p>McClintock revealed\u2062 shocking statistics, indicating that since the Biden administration&#8217;s \u2062policy shift, 5.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-joe-biden-effectively-ended-deportations\/\" title=\"How Joe Biden Effectively Ended Deportations\">7 million illegal aliens<\/a> have\u2064 crossed the border, with over 2.6 million being released into \u2064the United States. He also mentioned an additional 1.7 million &#8220;gotaways&#8221; who entered\u2064 illegally. These numbers surpass the population of New Mexico and West Virginia, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d concerns were \u200braised\u2063 about individuals \u200con the terror watch list\u2064 from Mauritania and their increased apprehensions<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bSs=&#8221;my-5&#8243;><\/p>\n<p>The vetting process for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-migrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe\/\" title=\"Ex-Border Patrol Chief: Agents Can't Screen Global Majority of Migrants.\">illegal immigrants lacks \u2064critical\u200c information<\/a>, according to former Chief \u2064of Border Patrol Rodney Scott. In\u2063 a recent\u2063 hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Scott highlighted the\u2062 limitations of the\u200c current process and\u2063 the need for \u200caccurate information to effectively screen migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Having served in \u2063the U.S. Border\u200d Patrol \u2063for 29 years before retiring as Chief in 2021, Scott is well acquainted with the challenges faced \u2064by border protection agents. He emphasized the global data gap that \u2063hampers their ability \u2062to identify and prevent the entry of criminals\u200c into the \u200dUnited States. Scott explained that the federal government has limited\u2062 access to information, leaving\u2063 agents with \u2062minimal data to \u2064work with.<\/p>\n<p>One concerning issue raised during the hearing was the increase in apprehensions of individuals on the terror\u200d watch\u2064 list\u2064 from Mauritania. Data showed a \u2064significant rise\u2064 in encounters, from 14 individuals between \u200b2017 and 2020 to 263 individuals \u200bbetween 2021 \u200dand 2023,\u200b with 149 of\u200b those encounters happening in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Andy Biggs expressed concerns about potential terror connections \u200camong \u200cindividuals not\u2062 on any accessible lists. He specifically mentioned the influx \u200bof illegal migrants \u2062from Mauritania in his home state\u200c of Arizona, citing a CBP\u200c agent&#8217;s report of apprehending a group of \u200d250 Mauritanians.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of comprehensive\u2064 and accurate information poses a significant challenge in the vetting process for illegal \u2064immigrants. Without \u200baccess to critical data, border protection agents struggle\u2064 to identify and\u2062 prevent criminals from entering \u200cthe\u2062 United States. Addressing this gap and improving the\u2062 vetting process is \u200bcrucial in \u2064ensuring the safety and\u2064 security of\u2062 the\u200d nation.<\/p>\n<p>For \u2063more \u2063information, please visit\u200c the \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/terrorist-entry-through-southwest-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott informed House members that the vetting process effectively screens criminals from entering the US, but only when agents possess accurate information. He highlighted that agents lack crucial data on migrants from the majority of countries, making it challenging to ensure a comprehensive and reliable screening process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":2032747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2032747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}