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John Cornyn: “The Somali couriers are in fact legally declaring the cash…”

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

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Cornyn Chairs Hearing on Immigration Fraud Nationwide in the Wake of Somali Crime Schemes

Published | Video Starts at 05:38

Any individual departing the country with more than $10,000 in cash must file a customs declaration form about the amount of cash before they take off. The Somali couriers are in fact legally declaring the cash they're taking out of the country. Ironically, from a fraud and national security perspective, the current customs form is not expansive enough to disclose the source of the cash these couriers are taking out of the country or the ultimate recipient of the cash. (05:38–05:44)

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Asserts that Somali couriers are legally declaring the cash they take out of the country.

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