This article, authored byDerek VanBuskirkis republished under the Creative Commons “CC BY-NC-ND” license with permission fromThe Daily Caller News Foundation.
Somali officials are allegedly linked to a network trafficking terrorists, fraud and children into the U.S. and Western nations, according to confidential reports exclusively shared with the Daily Caller by a Somali lawmaker.
Dr. Abdillahi Hashi Abib, a member of Somalia’s Parliament and Foreign Affairs Committee, shared the February letters with the Caller after allegedly receiving no response from the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
A Feb. 12letteralleges that Somali nationals, including Somali officials with dual U.S.-Somali citizenship, use connections with foreign governments to traffic Somalis into the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
More than 6,900 Somali nationals — including children and people tied to the terrorist group al-Shabaab — were trafficked over the past five months, the February letter claims. The operation allegedly generated roughly $25,000 “per trafficking batch.”
Previousreportingby theCity Journalalleged that “untold millions” of U.S. tax dollars from Minnesota’s Somali population were transferred to Al-Shabaab.
Some Somali officials allegedly abuse their public offices, diplomatic status and immunities to “facilitate personal enrichment through organized trafficking operations.”
My source@MPDrAbibshared alleged fake passports, visas, and Ethiopian Airlines emails confirming Somali docs are forgeries.Reports back Abib's claims.Similar forgeries are being used to smuggle terrorists & fraudsters into the US—with Minnesota as a key hub.Stay tuned…pic.twitter.com/eRThsFTnYx
The letter pointed to Hinda Culusow — an alleged U.S. citizen and chief of protocol for the Somali president — and her husband, who is a sitting member of Somalia’s Parliament.
The letter claims they reportedly control or own a private travel agency that acts as a “key operational hub within this trafficking pipeline” and allegedly facilitates “documentation, travel logistics and intermediary arrangements” to move clients through irregular channels.
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