{"id":2032778,"date":"2023-09-15T04:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-illegal-immigrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T04:27:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:27:46","slug":"former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-illegal-immigrants-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-illegal-immigrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Border Patrol Chief: Agents Can&#8217;t Screen Global Majority of Illegal Immigrants."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-illegal-immigrants-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=2032778&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\u200d Border Chief: Vetting Process \u200cfor Illegal Immigrants Lacks\u2064 Critical\u2064 Information<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent hearing before\u2062 the \u200cHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and \u200bEnforcement, former \u200cChief\u200b of Border Patrol Rodney Scott emphasized the limitations of the vetting process used to keep criminals \u200cout \u2062of the United States. According to Scott, the accuracy \u2063of the process heavily relies on the availability of correct information, which \u2063is currently lacking for migrants from the majority of countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who served in \u200cthe U.S. Border Patrol for 29 years before retiring as Chief in 2021, highlighted \u200cthe global data deficit that\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-border-patrol-chief-says-agents-cant-vet-illegal-immigrants-from-vast-majority-of-the-globe\/\" title=\"Ex-Border Patrol Chief: Agents Can't Screen Global Majority of Illegal Immigrants.\">hampers border protection \u2063agents&#8217; ability<\/a> to effectively screen individuals. He\u2063 explained\u200c that the \u2063federal government&#8217;s access to information is extremely limited, \u200cleaving agents \u200cwith minimal\u2062 data 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\u200c 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 Immigrants Pouring Through Dari\u00e9n Gap, Headed to \u200cUS:\u200d 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 Hearings, Democrats and 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 about illegal\u200c immigrants from Mauritania arose when\u200c data revealed an increase in apprehensions of individuals on the terror watch list by Border Patrol agents. From 2017 to 2020, 14 individuals on the watch list were encountered. However, from 2021 to 2023, that number skyrocketed to\u200b 263, with 149 of those encounters occurring in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Representative\u2064 Andy Biggs raised \u2062the issue of <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.\">potential terror connections<\/a> \u200bamong individuals not on any list accessible to the United States. He specifically mentioned the influx of illegal migrants from Mauritania in his \u200dhome state of Arizona, citing a CBP agent&#8217;s report of\u200c 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, \u2063testified before\u2063 the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity,\u200c Security, and Enforcement \u2063in May 2023. (Win\u200b 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\u2064 ranking member Pramila Jayapal challenged\u200d the narrative\u2064 of Republican fear-mongering during the hearing. She pointed out that no American citizen has been injured or killed by a terrorist who crossed the southern\u200b border \u2064without \u2062authorization. Jayapal urged the committee to focus on the facts and emphasized the importance of bipartisan\u2062 immigration reform to address the root causes of illegal immigration.<\/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 on April \u206228, 2022. \u2062(Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Committee Chairman Tom McClintock highlighted the Biden administration&#8217;s policy changes that have impacted border\u200b security.\u2062 He stated that these changes have opened the borders to millions of illegal immigrants from over 160 countries. McClintock expressed concern over the lack of access to foreign criminal databases, which \u2063limits knowledge \u2062about the criminal records of\u200b the released individuals.<\/p>\n<h2>5.7 Million Illegals<\/h2>\n<p>McClintock revealed shocking statistics, indicating that since the Biden\u200c administration&#8217;s policy 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 crossed the border, with over 2.6 million \u200cbeing\u200b released into the United States. \u2063He \u2062also mentioned an additional 1.7 million &#8220;gotaways&#8221; who \u2063entered illegally. These \u2064numbers surpass the population of \u200dentire states like \u200cNew Mexico and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What concerns were \u200craised by Representative Andy Biggs\u200d regarding potential terror connections\u2064 among individuals not\u200b on any \u2063list \u2062accessible to the United States<\/h2>\n<p><span>  -5&#8243;><\/p>\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\u200c Stories<\/div>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<p>              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/illegal-immigrants-pouring-through-darien-gap-headed-to-us-michael-yon-5491503\">Illegal Immigrants Pouring Through Dari\u00e9n Gap, Headed \u2064to \u200cUS:\u200d\u200c Michael Yon<\/a><\/p><\/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<p>              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/in-competing-hearings-democrats-and-republicans-seek-to-shape-immigration-narrative-5491344\">In Competing Hearings, Democrats\u200c and Republicans Seek to \u200cShape Immigration Narrative<\/a><\/p><\/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 about illegal\u200c immigrants from Mauritania arose when\u200c data revealed an increase\u2064 in \u200bapprehensions of individuals on the terror watch list by Border \u2064Patrol\u200b agents. From 2017 to 2020, 14 individuals on the watch list were encountered. However, from 2021 to 2023, that\u200c number\u2062 skyrocketed to\u200b 263, with 149 of those encounters occurring in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing,\u200d Representative\u2064 Andy Biggs raised\u2063 \u2062the\u2064 issue of potential terror \u200bconnections \u200bamong individuals not on any \u200dlist accessible to the United States. He specifically \u200bmentioned the influx of illegal migrants from\u200d Mauritania in his\u2064 \u200dhome state of Arizona, citing a CBP agent&#8217;s report of\u200c apprehending a group of 250 Mauritanians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-\n\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Former\u2064 Border Chief: Vetting Process for Illegal Immigrants Lacks Critical\u200d Information<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security,\u200b and Enforcement, former Chief\u2064 of Border Patrol Rodney Scott emphasized the limitations of the vetting process used to keep criminals out of \u200dthe United States. \u200bAccording to \u2064Scott, the accuracy of \u2063the process heavily relies on the availability of correct information, which is \u200dcurrently lacking \u2063for migrants from the majority of countries around\u2064 the world.<\/p>\n<p>Scott, who served in the U.S. Border Patrol for 29 years \u200dbefore retiring as Chief in\u200c 2021, highlighted the global \u2062data deficit that hampers border protection agents&#8217; ability to \u200ceffectively\u2063 screen individuals. \u2063He explained that the federal government&#8217;s access to\u200b information is\u2062 extremely limited, leaving agents with minimal data to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about\u200b illegal immigrants from Mauritania arose when data revealed \u200dan increase in\u200d apprehensions of individuals on the terror watch \u2062list by Border \u2064Patrol agents. From 2017 \u2063to 2020, \u206414 individuals\u200c on the watch list \u2062were encountered. However, from 2021 to 2023, that number skyrocketed to 263, with 149 of those encounters occurring\u200b in 2023 alone.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063the hearing, Representative Andy Biggs \u200braised the issue of potential terror \u2062connections among individuals not \u200bon\u200c any list accessible to the United States. He specifically\u2063 mentioned the influx of illegal migrants\u200b from Mauritania in his home state of Arizona, citing\u2063 a CBP agent&#8217;s\u2064 report of apprehending a group of 250 \u200cMauritanians.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of critical information in the vetting<\/p>\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 details on migrants from the majority of countries, making it challenging to ensure a comprehensive and accurate screening process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":2032779,"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-2032778","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\/2032778","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=2032778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2032779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}