Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI had a dedicated team of agents dedicated to investigating Iran's efforts to evade international sanctions, sell oil on the black market, and fund their military and outside allies. Those investigations are now stalled as the agents are too busy with immigration enforcement. Last spring, the FBI was forced to recall dozens of agents who specialized in counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and cybersecurity from immigration duty because of possible Iranian retaliation after the strike against their nuclear sites. (04:24–04:31)
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Asserts that investigations into Iran's sanction evasion are stalled due to immigration enforcement duties.
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