The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday scrutinised the Biden administration’s Afghan parole program, as Republican lawmakers warned of national security risks while government watchdogs detailed systemic failures in vetting and oversight, and refugee advocates defended the resettlement of Afghan allies.
The hearing followed a recent shooting that killed US National Guardswoman Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded another guardsman, an attack lawmakers cited as intensifying concerns over screening of Afghans evacuated after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
