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They had a number of dhs officials comparing biometric data whether it fingerprints, facial id, we have a large volume of information for obviously has not been an orderly withdrawal, and orderly evacuation so we need to make sure they come into the u.s. checked vigorously everyday and authorization from their prior service is complete. mike: you said while the u.s. military is never no longer present, our mission there is not over. isnt it more challenging with out american boots on the ground?...

Mike. mike: the biden administration and afghan stop from entering the u.s., here is alejandro my office on that yesterday. >> if and when we obtained derogatory information, we know how to address that, those muscles are well exercised. we have and we deny access to individuals whose derogatory information is not result. >> reaction michigan publican congressman from oklahoma security affairs committee visited afghanistan during the u.s. evacuation last month for. >> thinking. mike: you hurt th...

Have to wait a little bit longer and we are told that the press conference is delayed about 20 minutes. so, dont wait your breath. gop senators are looking for info on the vetting process. and what criteria did you select these individuals for the air lift while leaving american citizens and green card holders behind? you still have deep ties inside dhs, what are you hearing? >> well, look, im concerned because i know, for a fact, lets just take the siv for a minute. it takes an average of 500 d...

Background. dhs is paroleing them in. they arent passing the background checks and they have to skirt around the issue. thats the concern that many republican senators like yourself have. are we going to get answers from the white house? jen psaki says well properly vet them. how do you do that with the large number of afghan refugees were talking about here? >> exactly. we were told that by the administration that everyone before they set foot onto american soil would be vetted. i know there ar...

Expressing interest in showing up. rally has obtained a permit, numbers expected to be large. fbi, dhs, capitol police, washington metropolitan police, all making arrangements, including some police departments not allowing any leave, calling in all officers for the day. you mentioned discussion of putting fence back up. whats energized potentially bad or violent actors here, this sense that january 6th was about patriotism and righting the big lie that the election was stolen, so they view for ...

Trying to run his program. i removed him from his position. this is before i was deputy secretary when i was leading the united states cis. they are one of the key dhs agencies in doing the vetting such as it is and handling the visas for these incoming folks for the department of homeland security. now he has been put in charge of this as i understand it for uscis. i saw today in one of these crazy press conferences, maybe yesterday, one of the folks for dhs said that someone from fema is in ch...

As political prisoners, we have to bust them out he said. these are statements worrying the law enforcement as they plan to show up. one of the concerns i have, will the security be so tight there will be soft targets perceived around the rest of the country where violence could play out. thats why dhs reportedly telephonically briefed law enforcement executives across the country regarding what theyre seeing and the need to be vigilant, particularly in the lead-up to september 18th. >> thats wo...

Declared a state of emergency in that, stay in the new york subway system has just been shut down, because water is entering that system. frank, that associated press report about september 18th, i would imagine that most people watching this would not have known about any thing on september 18th. but there are calls, amongst extreme circles to join a rally, to stand up for the rights of the people who have been charged as a result of their participation on the january 6th riot. what is your tak...

The concern security be so tight that theyll be soft targets? perceives around the rest of the country? where some violence could play out? thats why dhs, last friday reportedly briefed law enforcement executives across the country. regarding what they are seeing. in the need to be vigilant. particularly in the lead up to september 18. >> that is worrisome. joyce, this thing that is happened in texas, this law that the supreme court was invited to get involved in but did not. there are a lot of ...

Top official and local and state law enforcement authorities. it paints a picture of how extremists at home are taking inspiration from afghan mili militants. joining me now is cnn justice correspondent evan perez and cnn legal analyst, asia rengasa this is obviously frooigtening. one official warning domestic extremists are framing the taliban as a model for people who want a civil war here in the u.s. how serious are officials taking this threat? >> its serious enough that john cohen held this...