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Ilhan Omar: “They did that for a little over 4,000 people, and then they…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Rep. ILHAN OMAR Talks Terror In Minneapolis And Becoming American

Published | Video Starts at 54:31

And then they said, okay, so anybody who came in through a refugee status since 2021 will take all of them to Texas and Louisiana. We will revet them. So They did that for a little over 4,000 people, and then they had to return all of them because their vetting was [already complete]. They were here legally. Yeah. And they already been severely vetted. That vetting, when you're leaving a refugee camp, takes three to five years, sometimes up to 10 years. (54:31–54:40)

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