The Biden administration's vetting process for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants has been criticized as having "dangerous" flaws by a watchdog group.

The DHS Inspector General's report has raised concerns about the effectiveness of DHS's screening and vetting processes for non-citizens and asylum seekers entering the United States.

According to a report obtained by Planet Chronicle' Bill Melugin, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are unable to access all federal data in order to conduct comprehensive screening and vetting of individuals attempting to enter the United States.

CBP cannot conduct complete screening and vetting of all non-citizen travelers at air and land ports of entry due to the lack of capabilities to effectively screen and vet non-citizens.

The inspector general's office warned that the USCIS may not promptly identify asylum seekers with derogatory information if they lack a dedicated technology capability and resources to conduct interim screenings.

The report stated that the DHS will continue to face the risk of allowing dangerous individuals into the country and enabling asylum seekers who may pose a threat to public safety and national security to remain in the United States until these issues are resolved.

The Office of Inspector General made five recommendations to fix the problem, and DHS agreed to implement them.

The recommendations involved enhancing data access, establishing new policies for verifying names, upgrading technology, modifying screening procedures for specific individuals, and implementing automated security checks for asylum seekers.

Recently, eight Tajikistan nationals with links to ISIS were arrested in New York City, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in collaboration with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, sparking concerns over border security.

FBI Director Christopher Wray informed a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that there is a growing concern about a possible coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the ISIS-K attack at a concert hall in Russia last March.

Last year, Wray informed the subcommittee that the U.S. was already facing a heightened threat environment. Since then, foreign terrorist threats have escalated to an even higher level.

As FBI director, we have thwarted numerous terrorist attacks and safeguarded communities across the nation. To maintain this level of security, we require additional resources, according to Wray.

Planet Chronicle Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report.