Oops! 800+ Migrants From "Special Interest Countries" Accidentally Granted U.S. Citizenship
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[QUOTE]WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders, according to an internal Homeland Security audit released Monday.
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general found that the [B]immigrants used different names or birthdates to apply for citizenship with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and such discrepancies weren't caught because their fingerprints were missing from government databases.
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[/B]The report does not identify any of the immigrants by name, but [B] Inspector General John Roth's auditors said they were all from "special interest countries" — those that present a national security concern for the United States — or neighboring countries with high rates of immigration fraud. [/B]The report did not identify those countries.
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Mistakenly awarding citizenship to someone ordered deported can have serious consequences because U.S. citizens can typically apply for and receive security clearances or take security-sensitive jobs.
At least three of the immigrants-turned-citizens were able to acquire aviation or transportation worker credentials, granting them access to secure areas in airports or maritime facilities and vessels. Their credentials were revoked after they were identified as having been granted citizenship improperly, Roth said in his report.
A fourth person is now a law enforcement officer.
Roth recommended that all of the outstanding cases be reviewed and fingerprints in those cases be added to the government's database and that immigration enforcement officials create a system to evaluate each of the cases of immigrants who were improperly granted citizenship. DHS officials agreed with the recommendations and said the agency is working to implement the changes.
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[quote]At least three of the immigrants-turned-citizens were able to acquire aviation or transportation worker credentials, granting them access to secure areas in airports or maritime facilities and vessels. Their credentials were revoked after they were identified as having been granted citizenship improperly,[/quote]
Looks like they're already working on fixing it, so at least there's that
[QUOTE=Perrine;51075510]Looks like they're already working on fixing it, so at least there's that[/QUOTE]
I'm glad they're on it and found the problem. Nonetheless its an embarrassment to the DHS.
With respect to security clearances, any job at a national lab, the nuclear industry, or the military requires a US citizenship to gain clearance. This is a major concern for the DHS because someone coming in on a work visa and granted citizenship can get access to sensitive information in these areas. I wouldn't be as concerned if it wasn't 800+ from areas the DHS considers high risk.
I'm questioning whether or not telling the public about this was a good idea, hopefully that means they are confident with their fix.
How do you screw up this bad?
[QUOTE=da space core;51075597]How do you screw up this bad?[/QUOTE]
800 mistakes out of possibly hundreds of thousands of applicants?
I can barely keep a C-level GPA.
[QUOTE=Trebgarta;51080824]How would you even say a person "we made you a US citizen by accident, please leave"[/QUOTE]
Try to make it sound positive
"Congratulations sir you have won an all expenses paid one way trip go Afghanistan!"
[QUOTE=Trebgarta;51080824]How would you even say a person "we made you a US citizen by accident, please leave"[/QUOTE]
Pull out a video camera and say "you just got punked, this is part of a new reality show and I'm not actually employed by the DHS."
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;51075540]I'm glad they're on it and found the problem. Nonetheless its an embarrassment to the DHS.
With respect to security clearances, any job at a national lab, the nuclear industry, or the military requires a US citizenship to gain clearance. This is a major concern for the DHS because someone coming in on a work visa and granted citizenship can get access to sensitive information in these areas. I wouldn't be as concerned if it wasn't 800+ from areas the DHS considers high risk.
I'm questioning whether or not telling the public about this was a good idea, hopefully that means they are confident with their fix.[/QUOTE]
All those positions you listed require extensive background checks to get security clearance, they don't just check to make sure you're a citizen.
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