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John Cornyn: “Exercising this authority, allowed 70,000 Afghan nationals…”

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 07:52

Again, parole is only supposed to be used on a case by case basis. But the Biden Administration, by illegitimately. Exercising this authority, allowed 70,000 Afghan nationals into the country. What that also means, in particular relevance to this crime committed against these two National Guardsmen is that there was not the normal sort of vetting process that you would see for refugees or anybody else coming into the country. (07:52–07:59)

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Reiterates that 70,000 Afghan nationals were allowed into the U.S. under parole authority.

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