All five, including La Conwell, entered the country as part of the 88,000 that received expedited vetting to settle in the US under President Joe Biden's Operations Allies welcome program. An official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told the Post that hundreds of other ISIS affiliated migrants are roaming the country, including 4,000 from a Central Asian smuggling network and 600 Tajiks and Uzbeks. The NCTC has also identified hundreds of Ms.13, Trender, Aragua and Sinalota cartel members and notified Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prioritize their arrests and deportations, the official added. (06:43–07:02)
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Asserts that hundreds of ISIS-affiliated migrants are in the U.S., including 4,000 from a smuggling network.
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