Chuck Grassley on DHS Secretary Noem Ending 'Weaponized' Quiet Skies Program
Forbes Breaking NewsJuly 7, 20256 min758 views
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- π― Senator Chuck Grassley highlights the Biden administration's alleged weaponization of the Quiet Skies program.
- βοΈ Originally intended to track airline travelers with terrorist contacts, the program was reportedly used to target US citizens based on non-security related considerations.
- π‘ Examples include individuals present at a January 6th rally or a disabled woman accused of actions she couldn't physically perform, allegedly added to the list.
- β Secretary Noem's decision to end the Quiet Skies program is praised as a move to stop this alleged abuse.
Oversight of Unaccompanied Alien Children
- β οΈ Grassley discusses his long-standing oversight project into the Biden administration's failures to protect unaccompanied alien children.
- π Previous HHS and DHS administrations allegedly lost track of hundreds of thousands of these children, contributing to a crisis.
- π Documents revealed that HHS placed children in households linked to the MS3 gang and punished whistleblowers.
- π¨ HHS also allegedly failed to provide information to law enforcement, increasing the risk of labor and sex trafficking for these children.
- π A backlog of over 65,000 reports concerning unaccompanied children, including 7,346 related to trafficking, was not adequately addressed.
- βοΈ The Trump administration is working to clear this backlog, with some cases accepted for prosecution, leading to arrests and convictions.
- π§ Grassley vows to continue oversight to uncover the full truth about these programs and their alleged mismanagement.
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Quiet Skies ProgramChuck GrassleyDHS Secretary NoemBiden AdministrationTransportation Security AdministrationTulsi GabbardJanuary 6thUnaccompanied Alien ChildrenHHSDepartment of Homeland SecurityMS3 GangLabor TraffickingSex TraffickingOversight
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