NEW: Pakistani nationals are being given fraudulent passports from South Africa so they have an easier time walking into the U.S. —This according to an internal email sent to Border Patrol.
The email highlights that two Pakistani nationals using passports from the from the… pic.twitter.com/4nVGD0qS84
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NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley reports:
Pakistani nationals are being given fraudulent passports from South Africa so they have an easier time walking into the U.S. —This according to an internal email sent to Border Patrol.
The email highlights that two Pakistani nationals using passports from the from the republic of South Africa that didn’t belong to them were encountered by Yuma agents—One of the individuals was deemed an Inconclusive match on a terrorist screening database meaning that the National Targeting Center has a record of a potential terrorist and there’s a person in custody who matches the description but they don’t have enough information to confirm it’s the same person—So they will require additional vetting.
The individuals said that their original passports were taken and the fraudulent ones were provided by their human smuggler who was operating between South Africa and Pakistan—And they were told they should not use their Pakistani passports.
National security experts say this latest development with the fraudulent being used is concerning in part because of the relationship between Pakistan and Iran.
This all brings back to question, the agency’s vetting process or lack there of— we have seen more than 160 nationalities cross our southern border over the last 3 and a half years and a lot of those countries are third world countries without viable records or databases—And others just don’t play well with the United States—So the reality is, If someone crosses, and they don’t have criminal history in our country and they aren’t in a global database, they are who they say they are, which law enforcement and lawmaker say is an obvious concern.
The email states that individuals from Pakistan are attempting to cross in California claiming it is easier to be released there.
The agency is now asking if a person with a South African passport is encountered— they should be referred for additional interviews and screening.
CBP doesn’t comment on leaked information however the agency says if any individual poses a threat, they are denied admission into the U.S…
