Sen. Jon Ernst, R-Iowa., sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanding his administration halt their proposed plan to accept Gazan refuges into the United States.

“With more than a third of Gazans supporting the Hamas militants, we are not confident that your administration can adequately vet this high-risk population for terrorist ties and sympathies before admitting them into the United States,” the letter stated.

Thirty-four other senators joined Ernst in criticizing the proposal that seeks to assign refugee status to certain Palestinians trapped in war-torn Gaza.

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