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John Cornyn: “A 29 year old Afghan national entered our country through…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Blasts Biden Parole Programs for Letting Terrorists into U.S., Commends Trump

Published | Video Starts at 14:28

… make their way into our country via this parole process and commit some act of violence. And it became increasingly clear during Thanksgiving week that our concerns were not unwarranted. A 29 year old Afghan national entered our country through the Biden administration's abuse [of] parole authority under Operation Allies Welcome and murdered one of our National Guardsmen on duty. Last week. Attorney General Bondi, alongside federal and state law enforcement, arrested another Afghan citizen residing in Fort Worth, Texas for threatening to build a bomb and carry out a suicide attack on against Americans. (14:28–14:34)

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Asserts that an Afghan national entered the U.S. through parole authority and committed murder.

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