Nearly four dozen Afghan evacuees flagged over security risks: Report

Published September 10, 2021 8:50pm ET



The Department of Homeland Security has flagged more than 40 Afghan evacuees over possible security risks.

Forty-four evacuees were flagged over the last two weeks, according to DHS vetting records reviewed by the Washington Post. Fifteen of them have been transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and sixteen others have not been cleared to travel to the United States.

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