California shooter's visa request did not have key info: Lawmaker

December 20, 2015 19:24

US immigration officials did a "sloppy" job in granting financee visa to Pakistani national Tashfeen Malik, one of the two shooters in the California gun rampage that killed 14 people, a top American lawmaker said today.

House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said he reviewed Malik's application and found there was insufficient evidence to prove the 29-year-old and US citizen Syed Rizwan Farook, had met in person -- a requirement for a foreign national seeking a K-1 financee visa before being allowed entry into the US.

Goodlatte said: "It is clear that immigration officials did not thoroughly vet her application. In order to obtain a fiancee visa, it is required to demonstrate proof that the US citizen and foreign national have met in person.

However, Malik's immigration file does not show sufficient evidence for this requirement. What is worse, the immigration official reviewing Malik's application requested more evidence to ensure the two met in person but it was never provided and her visa was approved anyway, he said.

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