Mayorkas shuts down questions on how suspected Afghan terrorist entered US

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shut down questions on how an Afghan man charged with planning an Election Day terrorist plot was permitted into the country even as lawmakers raised concerns about national security ahead of the November contest.

Mayorkas brushed off questions about how the man was allowed into the United States and details on what screening he underwent during the White House press briefing on Thursday. Instead, he redirected questions to the department’s hurricane relief efforts.