Homeland Security Official Who Handled Asylum Claims on Leave After Her Role in Palestinian Organization Resurfaces

The Department of Homeland Security placed an official on administrative leave after a report surfaced she previously worked as a spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

Nejwa Ali, who was an adjudication officer for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, was responsible for reviewing asylum claims for those seeking to enter the United States, The Daily Wire reported.

The day Palestinian Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, killing over 1,400 people and capturing approximately 200, Ali, who is American-born, wrote in an Instagram post, “F*** Israel and any Jew that supports Israel.”

That post included a picture of Hamas terrorists parachuting in with guns drawn.

The U.S. Gov’t Hired A Pro-Hamas PLO Spokeswoman To Handle Asylum Claims

Unacceptable and deeply disturbing. We’ll be getting answers.
https://t.co/YFSqH97SI0

— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) October 18, 2023

“Palestine will be free one day. F*** APARTHEID Israel and any Israeli that supports that bulls***. F*** you, may Allah forgive you. and spare us the crocodile tears, I sure as hell give zero f***s,” she wrote in another post.

DHS spokesman Matthew Bourke emailed the Washington Examiner’s Gabe Kaminsky on Wednesday regarding Ali, stating, “This individual has been placed on administrative leave.”

BREAKING: The DHS employee has officially been put on leave, a spokesman tells @dcexaminer https://t.co/PhwDxOcikZ pic.twitter.com/33JN6VA6gO

— Gabe Kaminsky (@gekaminsky) October 18, 2023

“USCIS strongly condemns antisemitism and the use of violent rhetoric in any form,” Bourke added.

“USCIS employees are held to high ethical standards both on and off duty, including their presence on social media. Any violation of these standards is taken seriously by the agency,” he said.

Of course, that raises the question, how was Ali hired in the first place?

Emilio Gonzalez, former director of USCIS during the George W. Bush administration, told The Washington Times that Ali “should be terminated.”

Gonzalez was shocked USCIS ever hired her.

“The PLO is a designated foreign terrorist organization,” Gonzalez told the outlet. “The fact that she worked for them and then was hired by the Department of Homeland Security tells me that somebody dropped the ball with her background checks.”