A newly released document shows that more than 5,000 Afghan migrants brought to the U.S. under Joe Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome” were flagged for serious national security concerns.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had flagged “potential derogatory information” on 6,868 people who were allowed to enter the United States during Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal.

According to data provided by the DHS in a September 9 letter to Sen. Chuck Grassley, obtained by the New York Post, 5,005 Afghans who arrived in the U.S. were flagged for national security issues, 956 for public safety concerns, and 876 for fraud.

As of September, a staggering 885 of these cases still had unresolved “potentially negative national security information,” meaning potential threats remain unaddressed even years later.

Overall, the Biden administration resettled over 70,000 Afghans following the troop pullout, with reports indicating that at least 55 individuals on terror watch lists who slipped through the cracks.

Under Biden, the expedited evacuation prioritized speed over security, as noted in reports from the DHS and Justice Department Inspectors General. They warned that the rushed process created vulnerabilities exploited by bad actors, leading to fragmented vetting and increased threats.

‘We Are Being Forced to Fund Our Own Destruction’: The Massive Amount of Taxpayer Dollars Behind Afghan Resettlement Program That Brought National Guard Shooter to U.S.

This disclosure follows the tragic shooting in Washington DC on Wednesday, where Afghan migrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly shot two National Guard members, 20-year-old National Guard Soldier Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe, 24.

Beckstrom was pronounced dead on Thanksgiving.

Lakanwal, who had ties to the CIA from his time in Afghanistan, highlights the glaring failures in screening.

“I spent years calling attention to the weak vetting standards in Operation Allies Welcome, despite considerable pushback from the Biden administration and many of my colleagues in Congress,” Grassley told The Post.

“Sadly, this past week’s tragedy in Washington only validates my concerns further. I appreciate the Trump administration’s efforts to respond to my oversight and restore order in the wake of the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the chaos that followed,” he added.

The day before the DC shooting, another Afghan national who resettled in the United States under the Operation Allies Welcome program was arrested in Texas for allegedly posting a TikTok video threatening to bomb the Fort Worth area.

Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 27, was booked into Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday for charges of making a terroristic threat.

In response to the shooting, President Trump has ordered a full review of security protocols for migrants from 19 "high-risk" countries and all asylum cases approved by the previous administration.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, since 2021, the U.S. government has spent over $14 billion on Afghan evacuees, including $8.7 billion specifically for OAW through the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.

An additional $5.3 billion went to its successor, Enduring Welcome.

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Steve Bannon and conservative commentator and Senate candidate Royce White discussed the idea of mass deportation of Somalis in the state of Minnesota during a recent episode of War Room.

“Royce, one of the finest in the union with great people. One of the great cities in our country, Minneapolis. It is Mogadishu. You say it all the time, but it’s true,” Bannon said.

“The Omar situation. We’ve known about this situation for years. Why is there no action taken on this, sir?” Bannon asked.

White explained that there is a heavy liberal influence in Minnesota politics, which has made it a challenge for conservatives challenging the status quo.

“You got a unique mix of big ag, and big corporate, and so you get an influx of these post collegiate professional types who are of the liberal variety,” White said.

“It is very easy to keep the liberal politics going, and which has been the civil rights movement,” White continued.

“The socialists run Minnesota from top to bottom with some help from their Republican uniparty folks and that’s been, you know, the way of things for a long time,” White warned.

“So, what is to be done? I mean, we have created a Mogadishu. President Trump is saying he is putting a pause on third world. What about mass deportations? Is anybody considering mass deportation? And do you believe that has to happen in Minneapolis to unmake it the Mogadishu of the United States?” Bannon asked.

White told Bannon that he supported mass deportations of Somalis in Minnesota.

“One thousand percent with no equivocations,” White said.

“Minnesota is typically a swing state mathematically, you know, when you look at the numbers,” White said.

The leftist political organizations within the state use their influence to swing the elections toward Democrat wins.

“The 200,000 Somalians who get, you know, voter harvested by the political organizations, make up enough of a percentage to really swing these elections,” White warned.

“These people are organized. Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, the whole thing, all the way up to the Department of Agriculture that gives down the grants,” White warned.

Watch:

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An Afghan national resettled in the United States under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome program has been arrested in Texas for allegedly posting a TikTok video threatening to bomb the Fort Worth area.

He is listed as being “White” in jail records.

Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 27, was booked into Tarrant County Jail last Tuesday on charges of making a terroristic threat.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alokozay entered the U.S. as part of the 2021 evacuation efforts following the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.

DHS investigators arrested him after the video surfaced online, showing him indicating he was building a bomb.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has since placed a detainer on him, signaling potential immigration proceedings following his state charges.

The arrest occurred just one day before a separate incident in Washington, D.C., where another Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House. One passed away on Thanksgiving and the other remains hospitalized in critical condition.

“The magnitude of the national security crisis Joe Biden unleashed on our country over the span of four years cannot be overstated. President Trump has directed his entire team to continue rooting out this evil within our borders,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X on Saturday, regarding Alokozay.

Shockingly, the Tarrant County Jail records list Alokozay’s race as “White,” despite his Afghan origins.

This classification has sparked criticism on social media, with users arguing it distorts crime statistics by categorizing Middle Eastern or Central Asian individuals under the “White” demographic.

A post from Libs of TikTok on X highlighted the inmate details, showing Alokozay’s mugshot alongside the “Race: White” entry, and questioned the vetting process under Biden.

Afghan national Mohammad Dawood Alokozay who threatened to bomb Texas, booked as “White” https://t.co/BX0WbkaZUJ pic.twitter.com/l2kxTzC8On

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 30, 2025

Such classifications are used to downplay crimes committed by immigrants from certain regions, inflating “white” crime rates in official data.

Our crime statistics are insanely skewed pic.twitter.com/c75eU4v2r4

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 30, 2025

ICE has since lodged a detainer on Alokozay, but as of Saturday evening, he remains in custody in Tarrant County.

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Venezuelan airspace is nearly empty after President Donald Trump called for an emergency air-closure over the country, a move U.S. officials describe as a necessary national-security step following weeks of heightened instability inside Nicolás Maduro’s regime. 

Flight-tracking data throughout the afternoon showed commercial traffic rapidly diverting away from Venezuelan territory, leaving one of South America’s busiest corridors almost entirely empty within hours.

The order immediately triggered condemnation from several foreign governments. 

The Caribbean Parliament issued a formal statement criticizing the United States for “escalatory conduct,” despite offering no acknowledgment of the years of cartel activity, political oppression, and regional destabilization driven by Maduro’s government. 

WATCH: Caribbean Parliament Statement to U.S. Airspace Closure Explained

Iran followed quickly with a similar denunciation, attacking Trump’s decision to close the airspace while simultaneously positioning itself as Maduro’s global defender.

Inside Venezuela, reports remain fluid. 

Multiple intelligence-linked sources indicate there have been unconfirmed but widespread rumors of a direct conversation between President Trump and Maduro in recent days. 

According to those reports, Trump made clear that the United States would consider the use of force if Maduro refuses to step down voluntarily after years of dictatorship, economic collapse, and the mass exportation of crime throughout Latin America. 

The White House has not commented on the alleged call, consistent with the administration’s posture of not publicly discussing active negotiations that might affect U.S. military operations.

New unconfirmed details also emerged from Venezuelan news outlets claiming that Iran has privately offered Maduro political asylum should he choose to flee Venezuela. Tehran’s involvement underscores a growing concern that hostile regimes are positioning themselves to shield Maduro rather than support a democratic transition. 

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BREAKING NEWS: Iran Condemns the closure of the Venezuelan Air Force by the USA

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For years, Democrats in Washington ignored the Maduro-Iran connection, even as Venezuela became a major hub for narcotics trafficking and intelligence cooperation with U.S. adversaries. 

The current standoff exposes how deeply entrenched those networks became under previous administrations that refused to confront the problem directly.

President Trump’s emergency order appears to be driven by several compounding factors: escalating cartel movement near Venezuelan airfields, potential U.S. land-based strikes on factories or facilities tied to Venezuela’s drug-trade operations, and intelligence indicating preparations for an emergency evacuation of senior Maduro officials.

Airspace closures of this scale are often a precursor to potential land-strike operations or to block the escape routes of targeted regimes. 

Although no U.S. official has confirmed any planned operation, the speed and assertiveness of today’s order suggest that Washington is preparing for multiple contingencies rather than reacting passively as Democrats did during previous periods of Venezuelan instability.

Maduro’s allies immediately attempted to frame the air-closure as an act of American aggression, but the facts point in the opposite direction. 

This crisis is the product of Maduro’s own actions: corruption, repression, drug-linked cartels, and a decade of economic devastation that forced millions of Venezuelans to flee. 

President Trump’s approach reflects a willingness to confront hostile dictators directly, protect U.S. interests, and prevent further destabilization across the Western Hemisphere.

As this situation continues to unfold—with rumors shifting by the hour and foreign governments scrambling to position themselves—the central question is whether Maduro will step down or attempt to hold power with the backing of Iran and other anti-American governments.

For now, Venezuelan skies remain largely empty, and the Trump Administration appears fully prepared for whatever comes next.

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A Gold Star father has blasted Joe Biden over the shooting of two National Guardsmen in DC by an Afghan brought in by the former president’s policies.

Darin Hoover, the father of Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover, who was one of the US Military members killed in the botched Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, was very outspoken over the tragic shooting this past Wednesday.

Mr. Hoover told Fox News that the Biden administration is to blame for bringing in multiple people from Afghanistan without a vetting process.

Fox News Reported:

EXCLUSIVE — The father of Staff Sgt. Darin “Taylor” Hoover — one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Abbey Gate bombing during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan — is blasting the former Biden administration after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guardsmen just blocks from the White House.

Hoover gave Fox News Digital a new, forceful statement on Wednesday’s shooting, saying the incident was the direct result of the administration’s failed vetting of Afghan evacuees.

“This is on the feckless Biden administration,” Hoover said of the shooting. “We had no idea who was getting into this country because the Biden administration, especially the State Department run by Antony Blinken, didn’t do the work that was needed to vet all these people. There were so many people put on the planes that got out initially, that we have no idea who they were.”

He continued: “By doing this, all we got is men of fighting age that are most likely terrorists that are here in the homeland to do us all harm and take our beloved United States of America. Maybe if the Biden administration started the process earlier than the truncated timetable that they did, this could have all come out so much better, including all of our most precious men and women of our military coming home.” Fox News Reported.

The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, originally entered the US in 2021 under what was termed “Operation Allies Welcome,” following the disgraceful withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Hoover had also said that he, along with other parents of the fallen soldiers, knew that welcoming in thousands of Afghans would be dangerous since there was no screening or thorough background checks.

Hoover has been one of the most outspoken Goldstar parents since his son was killed in 2021. Taylor was in the Marine Corps for 11 years, was on his third deployment in Afghanistan, and was engaged to be married.

Hoover had also made the headlines in 2024 when he spoke to Fox News at the time and blasted Biden for lying during the Presidential debate, claiming that no US Servicemen died while he was President.

He was angry that Biden had never acknowledged the soldiers by name and, at best, had sent identical condolence letters to the families the year following their deaths.

Hoover also explained that the shooting of the National Guardsmen by the alleged Afghan suspect is a carryover from the disastrous withdrawal and is now affecting our homeland.

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