DHS won't provide info on terror plots until Congress gets waivers from accused non-citizens, Republicans say
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Homeland Security Committee Republicans want answers about a new policy they say requires them to get waivers from non-citizens accused of crimes before a briefing.
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They say the policy was communicated to them after they requested briefings about two alleged plots. The first was an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, and the second an alleged July 4 mass shooting plot by two illegal immigrants.
"It is unconscionable that DHS would implement or maintain any policy or practice to directly or indirectly inhibit Congress’s ability to conduct timely, highly relevant oversight that may require legislative action," the letter by Reps. John Katko, R-NY, August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Mayra Flores, R-Texas, says.