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Rep. Rosendale Blasts Afghan Resettlement Following Pentagon Audit Finding Significant Vetting Failures

Washington, February 22, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Rosendale released a statement following a Department of Defense Inspector General report on deficiencies in the vetting process of Afghan nationals evacuated and relocated to the United States.

The audit published on February 15th, found that Afghan evacuees were not properly vetted using all available data, that Afghan nationals with “potentially significant security concerns” were brought to America, that many of these dangerous Afghans are unaccounted for, and that Afghan parolees left U.S.-based “safe havens” prior to the completion of security screening.

“For months, I have warned the Biden Administration’s evacuation and resettlement of tens of thousands of unvetted Afghan nationals puts our national security and the safety of our communities at risk. An audit by Biden’s own Department of Defense has now confirmed it,” said Representative Rosendale. “Dangerous Afghan nationals now freely roam our country, completely unaccounted for—American citizens are in danger because of this administration’s neglect and incompetence. These Afghans must be removed from the United States immediately.”

On August 16, 2021, Rep. Rosendale released a statement following the fall of Kabul, stating the chaos did not justify flooding America with Afghan refugees. Click HERE to read more.

On September 16, 2021, Rep. Rosendale released a statement strongly opposing the resettlement of Afghan evacuees in Montana. Click HERE to read more.

On October 13, 2021, Rep. Rosendale introduced the SECURE America Act, to protect America from unvetted refugees. Click HERE to read more.

On October 21, 2021, after an Afghan parolee was charged with rape in Montana, Rep. Rosendale released a statement calling on the Biden Administration to halt Afghan resettlement and remove Afghan evacuees from America. Click HERE to read more.

On December 9, 2021, Rep. Rosendale penned an editorial, entitled “Afghan resettlement endangers our communities.” Click HERE to read more.

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