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America’s homeland security is once again on the line, and Marine veteran Chad Robichaux didn’t mince words when he warned viewers on Fox & Friends Weekend that this can’t go well unless something changes. Robichaux, who has spent years on the ground in Afghanistan and later helping to evacuate allies, sounded the alarm after two separate cases involving Afghan nationals — one accused of a brazen shooting in Washington, D.C., and another charged in an alleged Election Day terror plot — renewed fears about the shoddy vetting that followed the chaotic 2021 withdrawal.
Robichaux’s warning carries weight because it comes from someone who lived the risk; he served multiple tours as a Force Recon Marine and led evacuation efforts where loyalty wasn’t always what it seemed. He’s been blunt that in the fog of rapid evacuations and expedited processing, dangerous people can slip through — people who fought alongside us one day and turned on us another. The country should listen to veterans who saw the seams in real time instead of letting political cover-ups and bureaucratic spin bury obvious threats.
The cases that prompted his appearance are chilling in their variety and implication. In Washington, D.C., authorities have moved to charge Rahmanullah Lakanwal with first‑degree murder after he allegedly shot two National Guard members, killing one, in an attack that has raised questions about motives and the adequacy of parole and asylum screening. Separately, law enforcement unmasked an alleged plot by an Afghan national accused of conspiring to carry out an Election Day attack on behalf of ISIS, showing the problem isn’t isolated but systemic.
For conservatives the pattern is painfully predictable: a rushed, politicized evacuation followed by hurried parole and incomplete vetting created a national security vulnerability that was entirely avoidable. Congressional investigators and DHS watchdogs warned for years that the Operation Allies Welcome process left gaps, yet the administration doubled down on talking points instead of fixes. When members of both the military community and oversight committees say the process was flawed, voters should demand answers and accountability, not platitudes.
The practical fallout is immediate — DHS has announced reviews and, in some reports, suspended certain immigration requests while prosecutors pursue charges, but that’s reactive and late. Families mourn, communities are frightened, and front‑line law enforcement is left to clean up a mess created in Washington. The contrast between the consequences on the ground and the administration’s earlier insistence that everything was handled perfectly is stark and unacceptable.
What must happen now is straightforward and unapologetic: pause parole and resettlement programs tied to that evacuation window until every person admitted under those emergency pathways is re‑screened, return the Department of Homeland Security to a posture of rigorous vetting, and empower judges and immigration authorities to remove dangerous foreign nationals swiftly. Politicians who enabled or defended the chaotic withdrawal must be called to account, and Congress should use its oversight tools to force the hard reforms.
Patriotic Americans — the ones who get up early, work hard, and send their sons and daughters into harm’s way — deserve a government that puts their safety first. Listen to veterans like Robichaux, support our law enforcement, and demand leaders who will secure our borders and restore common‑sense vetting. This is not a partisan plea; it’s a basic obligation to protect the homeland and honor the sacrifice of those who served.
