After
sifting through emails that have been dumped on congress (all except
the pertinent ones) Sen. Grassley discovered that the DHS operates a
“Hands Off List.” This list is made up of terrorists and terrorist
sympathizers that are to be left alone to travel into and around the United States
and who can come and go as they please. A couple of stray emails made
mention of that fact and it was also discovered that the former
Inspector General, that is charged with oversight of the DHS , Charles
Edwards, was forced out when he was caught altering reports at the
bidding of the DHS. The emails also show that Janet Napolitano was
personally involved in creating the list.
Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit against the
DHS after they failed to provide information about the list JW requested
through the Freedom of Information Act. (FOIA)
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton was quoted as saying:
“The Obama administration’s unlawful secrecy on
this ‘hands off’ list raises concerns about terrorists being allowed
into the country. Even when it comes to protecting our borders from
known terrorists, the Obama administration places secrecy and politics
above national security. Our nation has reached a dangerous pass.”
Sen. Grassley sent a letter to Jeh Johnson
requesting information about the “Hands Off List”, specifically he
wanted to know about a particular email that read:
“I’m puzzled how someone could be a member of
the Muslim Brotherhood and unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land
Foundation trial, be an associate of [redacted], say that the US is
staging car bombings in Iraq and that [it] is ok for men to beat their
wives, question who was behind the 9/11 attacks, and be afforded the
luxury of a visitor visa and de-watchlisted.”
His records were removed from the DHS in
December of 2010 and it is alleged that former DHS head, Janet
Napolitano was said to be personally involved in the removal of the
subject’s files. In April of 2014, a report by a senate committee found
that former IG Charles Edwards either altered or delayed at the request
of the DHS.
Will we ever know who or how many are on that list and what they might have done here?
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