The House Homeland Security Committee has opened an investigation into how the Department of Homeland Security came to hire a woman who previously worked for a terrorist organization and who espouses virulently anti-Israel views.
Marchers hold a large Palestinian flag as thousands march during a pro-Palestinian rally and march Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Seattle.
Congress designated the PLO as a terrorist organization in the 1980s, though under a presidential waiver, the PLO delegation was allowed to operate. The Trump administration ousted them in 2018.and his colleagues said the agency’s sudden decision makes it sound like “the department’s hiring officials were previously unaware of or ignored Ms. Ali’s background.”Ms.
At the start of this year, she listed herself as an adjudication officer, which means she handled a wide range of immigration benefit decisions.The lawmakers asked to review any of Ms. Ali’s asylum decisions that may have involved a Jewish applicant or someone claiming Palestinian roots. They also sought documents on the hiring decision and the decision to place Ms. Ali on leave.
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