A Pentagon investigation has uncovered potential security risks in a program used to recruit people born outside the United States in return for expedited citizenship. Concerned about foreign infiltration as well as participants who now are unaccounted for, military leaders suspended new applications to the program, which has enlisted more than 10,000 immigrants and non-immigrant aliens.
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Read Full Article »Sources said MAVNI's problems included a vetting backlog that led to enrollment of many soldiers prior to completion of their background checks, and an attendant “drift” in the program's criteria, with MAVNI being used as a vehicle for the hiring of workers – like cooks, drivers and mechanics – who did not possess the specialized skills the program was created to exploit.
The title of the inspector general's classified report – “Evaluation of Military Services' Compliance with Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Program Security Reviews and Monitoring Programs” – hints at the problems, with its references to “security reviews” and “monitoring” of enrolled individuals.
