(TEXAS SCORECARD) – Report: CBP, ICE Failed to Assess Risks of Releasing Noncitizens Without Identification. TSA was similarly exposed in the report for failing to evaluate risks of allowing foreign nationals to take domestic flights.
A new bombshell report puts three government agencies on blast for not evaluating what risks could be associated with releasing noncitizens lacking proper identification into the country and allowing them to travel on domestic flights.
The report, curated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General, says that “If CBP and ICE continue to allow noncitizens — whose identities immigration officers cannot confirm — to enter the country, they may inadvertently increase national security risks.”
Though both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are responsible for checking and verifying the identities of foreign nationals before allowing them to enter the country, the report outlines that they are unable to verify noncitizens’ self-reported identities every single time.
Yet, both of these agencies are nevertheless permitted to release illegal aliens and other noncitizens into the country at their discretion.
Once inside the country, noncitizens are allowed to board airplanes and fly domestically—even without being required to provide identification that is acceptable according to Transportation Security Administration standards.
“Under current processes, CBP and ICE cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from entering the country,” the report reads.
“Additionally, TSA cannot ensure its vetting and screening procedures prevent high-risk noncitizens who may pose a threat to the flying public from boarding domestic flights,” it continues.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-21) posted on X that the report is “Highly damning.”