John Cornyn: “He was later granted asylum after his parole period expired.”

“The Biden administration paroled him into the United States in 2021 as part of Operation Allies Welcome. He was not the recipient of any Special Immigrant Visa processed or processed through the overseas Afghan Civ Program. He was later granted asylum after his parole period expired. But I'd like to dwell on the word parole for a minute so people understand exactly how this shooter made his way into the United States and how he come to stay here and commit these crimes.” (01:07–01:12)

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