Biden bungled Afghan vetting. Trump must do a fresh review.

The article argues that the Trump administration should review Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders before they become eligible for US citizenship, citing alleged failures in the Biden administration’s vetting after the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. It points to terrorism-related arrests among Afghan arrivals and says whistleblowers warn that weaknesses in the SIV process could pose a security risk.

The article says more than 70,000 Afghans received SIVs and automatic green cards, and that some may have used fraudulent letters claiming service to the US government. Whistleblowers estimate as many as 2,000 people wrote such letters for payments of $3,500 to $40,000 each; one purported CIA official, “Morgan A. Killington”, was said never to have existed despite appearing on 12,300 letters. The article also describes several terrorism cases, including the accused in the 2025 attack on two National Guard members, who has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.