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In the u.s. on a fiancee visa. she slipped through the cracks. she was on social media but fbi director says there's no evidence of public postings that might have raised red flags. the visa screening process in the united states does not include a formal check of applicant social media accounts. the discussion in washington is changing, today in part thanks to exclusive msnbc finding. >> it's being reported, i think i it's msnbc, that as early as 2011 homeland security was preparing to collect social media and yet homeland security decided that was a bad idea. >> msnbc chief legal corresponde...

We're following this as new developments arrive. we're standing outside the courthouse waiting for him any moment. >> just to clarify, i want to make sure we're all on the same page here. pete williams did not say he had been arrested. we think that it may happen today. but at this point nbc news is not reporting whether he'd been arrested yet. now to the very latest on national security. and the process that allows foreigners into this country. the u.s. government has launched a new review of the k-1 visa category. that's known as the fiance visa. the program came under scrutiny following t...

27th, 2014. fbi director james comey went further. >> as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom before they became engaged and then married and lived together in the united states. >> the fbi director also testified that isis under its leader abu backeral baghdadi has a growing ability to forge passports. this is fairly sophisticated and a direct concern for the u.s. intelligence community. >> are you concerned that isis has the ability to create fraudulent passports or other documents for its operatives that is a practical matter it would be almost...

Was arranged by a terrorist operative of an organization, that is a game-changer? >> it would be a very, very important thing to know. that's why we're working so hard. >> on capitol hill, new scrutiny of the k-1 fiancé visa program. whether malik had an interview by a state department officer which is required under the regulations. >> i don't know well enough to say at this point. i know the process requires it. we're still trying to fully understand exactly all her contacts. >> comey's testimony leaves no doubt that the visa screening process, including two rounds of criminal and national ...

That we do have to take a broad look at all of the ways in which people come to this country. there's been this hyper focus on the small group of immigrants, refugees that actually get the highest level of vetting, but there are different levels when you move to the visa program and then when you move to the visa waiver program, those countries that don't actually have to have their citizens go through a visa screening process. that probably do need to be beefed up. that's a conversation that could likely bring together republicans and democrats if we broaden this beyond the question of just r...