DHS IG: 'Favoritism' in Visa Cases Tied to Reid, Clinton
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The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General said Thursday the director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Services acted in a "highly unusual" manner in helping people tied to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, the brother of Hillary Clinton, and others secure visas for foreigners.
Alejandro Mayorkas, now the deputy secretary of Homeland Security, is accused of favoritism by either putting EB-5 visa applications to the front of the line or pushing for them to be approved after they were initially denied.
On Thursday, Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth appeared in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security to report his findings in the matter.
Regarding the case involving Reid, which involved Reid's son, Rory, and the law firm he works at, Roth said the alleged intervention made by Mayorkas helped Chinese investors in the SLS Hotel and Casino get their visa applications looked at and approved.
"We found in that case that there was several highly unusual things that occurred as a result of the intervention," Roth said, according to The Daily Caller.
The IG discovered that Harry Reid called Mayorkas and asked him to intervene when the investors' applications were denied. Under the EB-5 program, foreigners and their families receive a green card if they invest a minimum of $500,000 in U.S. companies.
"We found that unusual because that had rarely been done," Roth said of the senator's involvement, which required Mayorkas to give him weekly updates during the approval process.
Roth noted that staff members at U.S. Customs and Immigration Services objected to Mayorkas ordering the visa applications being sped up, saying it looked like favoritism.
As for Hillary Clinton, her brother, Tony Rodham was the CEO of Gulf Coast Funds Management, while Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was chairman of the board.
Rodham and McAuliffe tried to get EB-5 visas approved for Chinese investors in GreenTech Automotive, their car company. When the visas were initially denied, Mayorkas stepped in.
Mayorkas, Roth said, began "asking to see the draft opinion, by commenting on the draft opinion, and having influence on how that draft opinion ultimately was decided.
"In our opinion that created an appearance of direct access."
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Doesn't it seem like a lot of Hillary scandals breaking just before her April announcement? This one also drags in "Dirty" Harry Reid! :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
HEY GOP! ARE YOU TAKING NOTES?
Quote from: The Boo Man... on March 26, 2015, 10:48:28 PM
HEY GOP! ARE YOU TAKING NOTES?
I saw a piece on the FNC the other day that showed a "war room" the RNC has just to do democrat candidate research. Hopefully they are learning how to play hard ball.
Why am I not surprised!
When we take the Whitehouse and have the house and senate we need to push a real audit of all government agencies. I can't believe the corruption that has gone on the last 6 1/2 years under Obama. There has always been corruption in our government but the Dim's have taken it to new heights with this administration. We need a general house cleaning!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Quote from: redbeard on March 28, 2015, 05:33:54 PM
When we take the Whitehouse and have the house and senate we need to push a real audit of all government agencies. I can't believe the corruption that has gone on the last 6 1/2 years under Obama. There has always been corruption in our government but the Dim's have taken it to new heights with this administration. We need a general house cleaning!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Yes it's called voting the lot of them right out o office.
Hmm lets see expedited visa's to enter the U.S. some of which were already turned down twice, after which approval donations are made to the Clinton coffers among others sure smacks of "play to pay" to me.
Quote from: daidalos on March 30, 2015, 06:20:21 PM
Yes it's called voting the lot of them right out o office.
The agencies are infested with liberal hatchet men and women that are working outside the law to advance their liberal agenda. With the public sector unions how do we ride ourselves of them?
Investigation, prosecution and scandal! We need to pass accountability laws and make ALL agency personal Criminally and personally libel for working outside of their limited roles in an agency and have a separate non partisan agency for oversight! Someone needs to go to jail!! :sad: :sad: