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Report: Feds Allowed 1,000s of Juvenile Gang Members, Criminals to Become Citizens

UNITED STATES, JUL 26 – USCIS found over 800 gang members, including MS-13 and 18th Street members, approved for permanent residence due to insufficient screening in the Special Immigrant Juvenile program.

  • On Thursday, USCIS press release revealed that over 300,000 SIJ petitions were examined from 2013 to 2025, and approximately 800 suspected gang members were approved instead of deported.
  • Failures in vetting surfaced when the Biden administration's USCIS revealed lax screening and anti-fraud policies, exposing age and identity fraud among SIJP applicants, including suspected gang members.
  • Statistics indicate USCIS evaluation reveals nearly 19,000 applicants had criminal arrests, with 120 for murder, and over 200 registered sex offenders.
  • USCIS Spokesman Matthew J. Tragesser stated, 'criminal aliens are entering the U.S. through a program meant to protect abused, neglected, or abandoned alien children,' while the report highlights exploitation of the SIJ program by gang members and terrorists.
  • Many SIJP applicants are gotaways who illegally entered to evade detection, USCIS report suggests, indicating increased future security risks.
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Report: Feds allowed 1,000s of juvenile gang members, criminals to become citizens

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The Christian Post broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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