Kristi Noem has been fact-checked after claiming that the National Guard shooting suspect arrived in the U.S. “unvetted” thanks to Joe Biden.

“The suspect who shot our brave National Guardsmen is an Afghan national who was one of the many unvetted, mass paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome on September 8, 2021, under the Biden Administration,” the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, 53, wrote as part of a long post on X earlier this week.

The alleged shooter is 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who—despite Noem’s claims—is said to have been vetted on his arrival in 2021, and went on to have his asylum claim approved under Donald Trump.

Lakanwal was identified after his fingerprints were matched to those on his arrival in the U.S., followin

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