Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday said that a lapse in a key surveillance law provision comes as the U.S. terrorism threat level is “the highest it’s ever been.” he called for members of Congress to pass a measure extending it.
On June 12, Congress failed to pass an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows for the warrantless surveillance of non-Americans who are living abroad.
When he was asked in a Fox News interview about the lapse in Section 702, Mullin said that the expiration of the section means the federal government will face more red tape in monitoring potential terrorists….