The hearing comes on the heels of the deadly shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., by alleged shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwa, an Afghan national.
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FIRSTONFOX:SenateRepublicansareteeingupaninvestigationintoformerPresidentJoeBiden’simmigrationparoleprograms,whichtheyarguearewhatallowedtheallegedD.C.NationalGuardshooterintothecountry.
Sens.JohnCornyn,R-Texas,andJoshHawley,R-Mo.,aresettoleadahearinglookingintotheBidenadministration’sparolepolicieslaterthismonth,FoxNewsDigitalhaslearned.
Theannouncementofthehearing,slatedforDec.16,comesontheheelsoftheshootingoftwoNationalGuardmembers—U.S.AirForceStaffSgt.AndrewWolfe,24,whowaswounded,andU.S.ArmySpc.SarahBeckstrom,20,whowaskilled—allegedlybyRahmanullahLakanwal,anAfghanmanthatenteredthecountryunderBiden’sOperationAlliesWelcomein2021.
SENATEREPUBLICANSDEMANDVETTINGOVERHAULAFTERSHOOTINGOFNATIONALGUARDMEMBERS
OperationAlliesWelcomewaslaunchedinthemidstofBiden’sbotchedwithdrawaloftroopsfromAfghanistan,whichledtotheeventualTalibantakeove
