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DHS IG Finds Errors in 40% of Afghan Asylum Cases

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. DHS Office of Inspector General found errors in 40% of Afghan asylum applications.
The audit examined 678 Operation Allies Welcome applications, noting 303 missing aliases and 23 absent security checks.
Two cases lacked security-review paperwork, raising possible terrorism-related inadmissibility concerns.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the findings prove the program was mismanaged.
USCIS accepted all five IG recommendations to tighten alias records, security checks, and oversight.

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Story summary

U.S. DHS Office of Inspector General found errors in 40% of Afghan asylum applications.
The audit examined 678 Operation Allies Welcome applications, noting 303 missing aliases and 23 absent security checks.
Two cases lacked security-review paperwork, raising possible terrorism-related inadmissibility concerns.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the findings prove the program was mismanaged.
USCIS accepted all five IG recommendations to tighten alias records, security checks, and oversight.