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Iraqi refugees in US accused of hiding family ties to American's kidnapper
"Three Iraqi refugees in Virginia were arrested and charged with immigration fraud Tuesday after prosecutors said they hid their links to a kidnapper who held an American man hostage in an underground bunker for nearly a year.
Yousif Al Mashhandani, 35, his brother, Adil Hasan, 38, and his wife Enas Ibrahim, 32, all applied to become U.S. citizens, but they did not report that Yousif and Hasan were biological brothers of Majid Al Mashhadani, who was detained for kidnapping Roy Hallums, a U.S. citizen in Iraq, in 2004."
The family intentionally withheld their family member's name fearing his kidnapping of an American would prevent their coming to the US as refuges under the Obama administration.
"Yousif's fingerprint was found in the building where Hallums suffered as a captive before he was freed in an Army raid, according to court documents. Still, they do not accuse the three of taking part in the kidnapping.
Hallums, though, said his abduction was largely a family affair perpetrated by the Mashhandani clan. The gang that had me was all one family," Hallums told The AP from his home in Memphis, Tenn. "There were so many people involved in this kidnapping.""
"Hallums said he was surprised to learn Tuesday that the three had been able to enter the U.S., given the fact that Yousif's fingerprint had been on file with authorities for years when he made his refugee application in 2007. The three were living as lawful permanent residents in Vienna and Burke, WJLA reported. The Justice Department stated that when Yousif was confronted about the fraud in 2016, he admitted that he never disclosed his relation to Majid on his family tree form."
The refugees face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and eventual deportation if convicted."
The articls adds that the family came clean when finally approached by the FBI, that the FBI told them they knew they were 'good people', although I can't possibly know how they came to that conclusion. The abduction was a family / clan affair with many members involved. This is not to say that they aren't 'good people' who just wanted to leave Iraq. This is just an example of how the Obama administration vetting system could so easily be defeated and families / individuals of possible enemies of this country could easily infiltrate the country.
This family's records were actually on file as their clan / family having participated in the kidnapping, and it appears the DOJ was in such a rush to adhere to the Obama administration's mandated policies and numbers of refugees to be brought in that they completely missed it
As the terrorist murder of 12 Americans in California by a refugee given a visa after an improperly vetting by the Obama administration demonstrated, America must be more diligent and take our time in vetting refugees coming to this country. American lives are worth refugees having to wait to be allowed into this country.
"Three Iraqi refugees in Virginia were arrested and charged with immigration fraud Tuesday after prosecutors said they hid their links to a kidnapper who held an American man hostage in an underground bunker for nearly a year.
Yousif Al Mashhandani, 35, his brother, Adil Hasan, 38, and his wife Enas Ibrahim, 32, all applied to become U.S. citizens, but they did not report that Yousif and Hasan were biological brothers of Majid Al Mashhadani, who was detained for kidnapping Roy Hallums, a U.S. citizen in Iraq, in 2004."
The family intentionally withheld their family member's name fearing his kidnapping of an American would prevent their coming to the US as refuges under the Obama administration.
"Yousif's fingerprint was found in the building where Hallums suffered as a captive before he was freed in an Army raid, according to court documents. Still, they do not accuse the three of taking part in the kidnapping.
Hallums, though, said his abduction was largely a family affair perpetrated by the Mashhandani clan. The gang that had me was all one family," Hallums told The AP from his home in Memphis, Tenn. "There were so many people involved in this kidnapping.""
"Hallums said he was surprised to learn Tuesday that the three had been able to enter the U.S., given the fact that Yousif's fingerprint had been on file with authorities for years when he made his refugee application in 2007. The three were living as lawful permanent residents in Vienna and Burke, WJLA reported. The Justice Department stated that when Yousif was confronted about the fraud in 2016, he admitted that he never disclosed his relation to Majid on his family tree form."
The refugees face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and eventual deportation if convicted."
The articls adds that the family came clean when finally approached by the FBI, that the FBI told them they knew they were 'good people', although I can't possibly know how they came to that conclusion. The abduction was a family / clan affair with many members involved. This is not to say that they aren't 'good people' who just wanted to leave Iraq. This is just an example of how the Obama administration vetting system could so easily be defeated and families / individuals of possible enemies of this country could easily infiltrate the country.
This family's records were actually on file as their clan / family having participated in the kidnapping, and it appears the DOJ was in such a rush to adhere to the Obama administration's mandated policies and numbers of refugees to be brought in that they completely missed it
As the terrorist murder of 12 Americans in California by a refugee given a visa after an improperly vetting by the Obama administration demonstrated, America must be more diligent and take our time in vetting refugees coming to this country. American lives are worth refugees having to wait to be allowed into this country.
