Let’s be blunt about the deal between a government and its people. It’s simple, really. We pay our taxes, follow the law, and in return, the government is supposed to keep us safe from foreign threats. That’s the absolute bare minimum. We expect our leaders to be vigilant guardians, not sleepwalkers who leave the gates wide open.
But that fundamental trust can be shattered. What happens when the greatest threat isn’t an invading army, but a policy crafted in a Washington D.C. office? A recently uncovered rule from the previous administration shows a betrayal so stunning it’s hard to comprehend—a conscious decision to welcome people connected to our sworn enemies into our country.
From ‘Just the News’:
The Biden Administration implemented a terrorism exemption for Afghan refugees allowing hundreds of low-level “civil servants” from the Taliban government to resettle in the United States in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal and evacuation from the country. The policy allowed hundreds of Afghans to come to the U.S. when they would have previously likely been barred due to terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds (TRIG).
A Welcome Mat for Terror
The Biden White House didn’t just get sloppy; they deliberately punched a hole in our national security. They created a special carve-out for people who, by any sane measure, should have been immediately disqualified for their ties to a brutal terrorist regime. And no, these weren’t just the heroic translators who risked everything for our troops. This policy specifically excused Afghans who worked inside the Taliban government—the same medieval death cult that gave al-Qaeda a safe haven to plan 9/11.
The numbers are just staggering—and infuriating. A DHS report revealed that the Biden administration greenlit a jaw-dropping 6,848 of these terrorism-related exemptions in fiscal year 2024. Under President Trump in 2020? Just 361. This wasn’t a bureaucratic oversight; it was a firehose. Among those welcomed in were 374 Taliban “civil servants” and an unbelievable 3,134 individuals who provided “limited material support” to a terror group. The excuse that they might be harmless “doctors and teachers” is the kind of naive nonsense that gets people killed.
Blood on the Streets of Washington
Don’t ever let a politician tell you these DC policies are harmless. Abstract decisions have real consequences, and we saw the inevitable, bloody harvest of these seeds of weakness just before Thanksgiving. An Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, allegedly murdered a National Guard member and nearly killed another in what President Trump correctly called “a monstrous, ambush-style attack just steps away from the White House.”
Lakanwal’s alleged rampage is a direct result of a rot in our system. When you create an official culture of excuse-making for people tied to terrorist movements, you are inviting this exact kind of violence. You are abandoning your post. An American soldier is dead because our previous leaders chose to see the world through ideological rose-colored glasses instead of facing reality.
A New Sheriff in Town
Thankfully, the adults are back in the room. The era of dangerous incompetence is over, and the new administration isn’t hesitating to clean up the catastrophic mess. During a recent cabinet meeting, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called it what it is. She said Joe Biden “used this department to invade the country with terrorists. He opened up the borders, let anybody come in that wanted to… So it’s our job to get ’em out.”
That’s the sound of common sense making a comeback. Secretary Noem has already announced the hiring of 10,000 new ICE officers to give our laws some teeth again. This isn’t complicated; it’s basic national hygiene. Under President Trump, the message couldn’t be clearer: America will no longer put the interests of foreign nationals with disturbing connections ahead of the safety of its own citizens.
The sacred contract between the government and the American people is finally being honored again. For four years, we watched that contract get shredded by reckless policies that treated our security as an inconvenience. It was a disaster.
The gate is locked. The priority is clear. America First is back.
Key Takeaways
- The Biden administration created a waiver to let Taliban-linked individuals into the U.S.
- Terrorism-related immigration exemptions skyrocketed by nearly 1,800% under this policy.
- This culture of lax vetting has already led to deadly violence on American soil.
- The Trump administration is now cracking down to restore basic national security.
Sources: Just The News, Fox News
