Proper Vetting Needed of Afghan Immigrants Enrolled in Resettlement Programs: Rep. Comer

Over 70,000 Afghan nationals were relocated throughout American communities following the chaotic and abrupt U.S. military withdrawal from the country.

Afghan refugee women register to be seen by a doctor inside the medical tent at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst, N.J., on Dec, 2, 2021. Barbara Davidson/Pool via AP

The Biden administration’s Afghan immigrant relocation program is being probed by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, with Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) raising concerns about the “nature of persons” who are being resettled.

The issue has come to the fore as hundreds of Afghans are suspected of having terror links, with many individuals not providing proper documents to U.S. authorities during the transfer process.