More Fears That Lapses In Immigration Security May Have Let Potential Terrorists Enter The U.S.

The FBI says Waad Ramadan Alwan, an Iraqi living in Kentucky, is believed to have participated in roadside bomb attacks in Iraq before he was granted political asylum. The disovery has prompted an intensive rescreening of more than 58,000 Iraqis living in the U.S. (U.S. Marshals Service / July 19, 2011)

Iraqi Refugees In U.S. Rechecked For Terrorism Links -- L.A. Times

Officials fear lapses in immigration security may have let insurgents and potential terrorists enter the country. More than 58,000 Iraqis are being screened again.

Reporting from Washington—In a far-reaching inquiry, authorities are rescreening more than 58,000 Iraqi refugees living in the United States amid concerns that lapses in immigration security may have allowed former insurgents and potential terrorists to enter the country, U.S. officials said.

The investigation was given added urgency after U.S. intelligence agencies warned that Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq and Yemen had tried to target the U.S. refugee stream, or exploit other immigration loopholes, in an attempt to infiltrate the country with operatives.

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My Comment: One more example that illustrates how broken the U.S border system has become.