Ted Cruz: “From February of 2022, when [Jovakir Atoev] crossed…”

“And it wasn't until April 17, 2024, that ICE finally arrested him in Baltimore. He's currently in custody in Pennsylvania awaiting trial in immigration court. So From February of 2022, when [Jovakir Atoev] crossed illegally into this country, until April of 2024, when he was finally arrested, the Biden administration was complicit in an individual who is reported to be directly tied to ISIS being released in America. And by the way, if you don't trust what I'm saying on it, here's NBC News tonight. Among the record wave of migrants crossing the southern border, a suspected ISIS member who lived freely in the US for nearly two years.” (29:28–29:53)

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