Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has called for a Department of Homeland Security review of every visa approved by the Biden administration for applicants from high-risk countries.
Cotton made the request in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday in the wake of the arrest of a “Gazan citizen” living in Louisiana who allegedly took part in Hamas’ massacre of more than 1,200 Israelis and the kidnapping of 251 more on Oct. 7, 2023.
Federal prosecutors in Louisiana charged Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi earlier this month with participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel and with entering the United States on a fraudulent visa.
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