{"id":3223736,"date":"2025-12-03T01:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/?p=3223736"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:26:15","slug":"patel-blasts-bidens-emblematic-failure-after-afghan-national-charged-in-guard-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/03\/patel-blasts-bidens-emblematic-failure-after-afghan-national-charged-in-guard-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Patel blasts Biden&#039;s &#039;emblematic failure&#039; after Afghan national charged in guard shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">FBI Director Kash Patel blasted the Biden administration\u2019s &#8220;emblematic failure&#8221; in light of the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/shows\/ingraham-angle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ingraham Angle<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Justice Department on Tuesday formally charged Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal with four counts, including murder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem with this case shows the emblematic failure of the Biden administration to vet anyone who came here from Afghanistan after the disastrous withdrawal,&#8221; Patel told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> host Laura Ingraham Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>One of the victims, 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remains hospitalized after a fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/national-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia National Guard soldier<\/a>, 20-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/advocate-warned-afghan-evacuee-not-functional-person-months-before-national-guard-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ADVOCATE WARNED AFGHAN EVACUEE WAS &#8216;NOT FUNCTIONAL AS A PERSON&#8217; MONTHS BEFORE NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lakanwal is being treated at a hospital and held under guard, according to the Justice Department.&nbsp;A D.C. Superior Court judge said he will be held in custody without bond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks at press conference, flanked by Kash Patel, Mayor Muriel Bowser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks at press conference, flanked by Kash Patel, Mayor Muriel Bowser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pirro-patel-officials-dc-shooter-presser.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks at press conference, flanked by Kash Patel, Mayor Muriel Bowser\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and other authorities about the shooting of two National Guard members.<\/span> <span>(Reuters\/Nathan Howard)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The developments come as critics accuse the Biden administration of forgoing in-depth vetting for Afghan refugees after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General report from Sept. 6, 2022, &#8220;U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not always have critical data to properly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/border-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">screen, vet<\/a>, or inspect the [Afghan] evacuees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/vances-past-warnings-reignite-after-afghan-national-named-suspect-dc-guard-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VANCE\u2019S PAST WARNINGS REIGNITE AFTER AFGHAN NATIONAL NAMED AS SUSPECT IN DC GUARD SHOOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Patel maintained that where and how Lakanwal was &#8220;radicalized&#8221; remains an &#8220;ongoing piece&#8221; of his agency\u2019s investigation, addressing where it stands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg\" alt=\"Afghan withdrawal scene and DC ambush suspect composite\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg\" alt=\"Afghan withdrawal scene and DC ambush suspect composite\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/afghan-withdrawal.jpg\" alt=\"Afghan withdrawal scene and DC ambush suspect composite\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2021. At right is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national accused of ambushing two National Guard members near the White House.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Marcus Yam\/Los Angeles Times, provided by Department of Justice)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is a sprawling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/national-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international terrorism investigation<\/a> that the FBI is leading out on,&#8221; Patel said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve already issued dozens of pieces of legal processes, dozens of devices, already hit two houses and interviewed many individuals associated with the subject, and that investigation is going to continue on to anyone and everyone this person ever spoke to,&#8221; Patel continued. &#8220;We are not going to leave any stone unturned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI director later vowed to vet &#8220;every single person that came in here \u2014 legally or illegally or otherwise \u2014 and make sure there is no derogatory or criminal information or terrorist ties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced an &#8220;overhauling&#8221; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senator-renews-push-mandate-vetting-afghan-evacuees-after-national-guard-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetting process<\/a> for illegal migrants on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg\" alt=\"split photo of Kristi noem and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg\" alt=\"split photo of Kristi noem and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kristi-noem-rahmanullah-lakanwal.jpg\" alt=\"split photo of Kristi noem and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Rahmanullah Lakanwal<\/span> <span>(Alex Brandon\/Department of Justice)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are requiring the country of origin to cross-reference biometric data and criminal history, expanding our vetting to include social media screening, and directing individuals to check-in every year,&#8221; Noem wrote on X, formerly Twitter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ingraham separately touched on the Epstein files, asking Patel why it took the agency as long as it did to release them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This FBI has produced 40,000 pages of documents to Congress,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re putting out as much as we can that is lawful and that is not prohibited by court orders. And those are the things the DOJ is fighting still with judges in court to make sure we can reveal everything without breaking the law, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re committed to doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\" readability=\"10\">\n<p>Stephanie Samsel is a digital production assistant at Fox News Digital. She has previously written for Campus Reform and the Media Research Center, covering political bias in education and entertainment. Follow her on X @StephSamsel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<br \/>\n FBI Director Kash Patel blasted the Biden administration\u2019s &#8220;emblematic failure&#8221; in light of the Nov. 26 shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on &#8220;The Ingraham Angle.&#8221;The Justice Department on Tuesday formally charged Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal with four counts, including murder.&#8221;The problem with this case shows the emblematic failure of the Biden administration to vet anyone who came here from Afghanistan after the disastrous withdrawal,&#8221; Patel told Fox News host Laura Ingraham Tuesday.One of the victims, 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remains hospitalized after a fellow West Virginia National Guard soldier, 20-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, died from her injuries.ADVOCATE WARNED AFGHAN EVACUEE WAS &#8216;NOT FUNCTIONAL AS A PERSON&#8217; MONTHS BEFORE NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING\u00a0\u00a0Lakanwal is being treated at a hospital and held under guard, according to the Justice Department.\u00a0A D.C. Superior Court judge said he will be held in custody without bond. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and other authorities about the shooting of two National Guard members. (Reuters\/Nathan Howard)The developments come as critics accuse the Biden administration of forgoing in-depth vetting for Afghan refugees after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.According to Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General report from Sept. 6, 2022, &#8220;U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not always have critical data to properly screen, vet, or inspect the [Afghan] evacuees.&#8221;VANCE\u2019S PAST WARNINGS REIGNITE AFTER AFGHAN NATIONAL NAMED AS SUSPECT IN DC GUARD SHOOTINGMeanwhile, Patel maintained that where and how Lakanwal was &#8220;radicalized&#8221; remains an &#8220;ongoing piece&#8221; of his agency\u2019s investigation, addressing where it stands. A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2021. At right is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national accused of ambushing two National Guard members near the White House.\u00a0 (Marcus Yam\/Los Angeles Times, provided by Department of Justice)&#8221;This is a sprawling international terrorism investigation that the FBI is leading out on,&#8221; Patel said.&#8221;I&#8217;ve already issued dozens of pieces of legal processes, dozens of devices, already hit two houses and interviewed many individuals associated with the subject, and that investigation is going to continue on to anyone and everyone this person ever spoke to,&#8221; Patel continued. &#8220;We are not going to leave any stone unturned.&#8221;The FBI director later vowed to vet &#8220;every single person that came in here \u2014 legally or illegally or otherwise \u2014 and make sure there is no derogatory or criminal information or terrorist ties.&#8221;CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPSimilarly, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced an &#8220;overhauling&#8221; of the vetting process for illegal migrants on Monday.\u00a0 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Rahmanullah Lakanwal (Alex Brandon\/Department of Justice)&#8221;We are requiring the country of origin to cross-reference biometric data and criminal history, expanding our vetting to include social media screening, and directing individuals to check-in every year,&#8221; Noem wrote on X, formerly Twitter.\u00a0Ingraham separately touched on the Epstein files, asking Patel why it took the agency as long as it did to release them.&#8221;This FBI has produced 40,000 pages of documents to Congress,&#8221; he said.\u00a0&#8220;We&#8217;re putting out as much as we can that is lawful and that is not prohibited by court orders. 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