- The Haitian migrantcrisis is far from over.

On this week's episodeof "The Global Lane,"

former Acting Secretaryof Homeland Security

Chad Wolf says mostHaitian migrants are still

inside the US border

awaiting transport tocities around the country.

And Wolf says many moremigrants are on their way.

- I think you have to plan on that

there will be another caravan or a two

that come to that border.

I think they are incentivized.

They being the traffickersand the smugglers,

as well as the migrants themselves.

They're incentivizedbecause of the success

of those Haitians inDel Rio getting across

and now into American communities.

So they see that it can be successful.

I think it's the Bidenadministration's job

right now to break up those caravans.

And they need to do that byworking with Mexican officials

and others,

but they also need to do that by,

not only the messaging,

but the policies they put in place.

I mean, right now they are encouraging

not only families and minors

to come across that border

because they've told themthat you won't be removed.

There will be no consequencefor your illegal activity

of coming across that border.

You'll be resettled herein the United States

and you can go on with your life.

And so that is a significant pull factor

that they really have toaddress if they don't want

to see caravan after caravanapproach that border.

- And you mentioned smuggling.

We've seen meth and fentanylseizures at the border

increased dramatically this year.

So how concerned are youabout gangs trafficking drugs

and even humans?

- Oh, it's a significant concern.

Obviously when you have 15,000 folks

under that bridge in Del Rio,

it takes an immense amountof border patrol time

and attention to care for

and to process those individuals.

And that's time that youdon't have border patrol

on the line on that international border,

making sure that you're notonly keeping migrants out,

but you're keeping illegal narcotics

and other contraband out.

And so when you havesomething like Del Rio,

it just sucks up all the resources

and that leaves a void for the cartels.

And we have to remember that each

of those 200,000 individualsthat crossed that border

in the month of August paid the cartels

between $5000 and $10,000 each.

So that's millions of dollars a day

that the cartels are reinvesting

into their criminal enterprise.

And so it's only makingthem more bold and stronger

by the day.

- And Chad, before you go,

I've got to ask you about Afghan refugees.

Thousands are being broughtto the United States.

How confident are you thatthey've been properly vetted?

That we won't be letting in some Taliban

or other terrorists?

- Well, I've got some real concerns

about the manner inwhich the administration,

not only withdrew fromAfghanistan and Kabul,

but the manner in whichthey're trying to vet all

of these individuals.

You have to remember that thevast majority of folks that

they have brought backto the United States

are not SIV holders.

Those are the specialimmigrant visa holders.

We actually know, or we actuallyhave a lot of information

about who they are because they worked

with the US military.

The vast majority offolks that we have brought

into the United States and paroled

into the United States are just normal,

regular, everyday, Afghanswho wanted to leave.

We have very little information.

And so it's actually very difficult

to do proper background and vetting checks

on these individuals.

And of course we're doingthat on the backend.

We're doing it when they'realready here in the country

versus doing it overseasat a safe third country.

So I've got some realconcerns about the manner

and the speed of which

they're trying to dothese background checks.

The system's not designed to do it

in the manner in whichthey want it to be done.

And so I think corners will be cut

and we're going to miss things

and it only takes oneor two bad individuals

to have something significanthappened here in the Homeland.

- Chad Wolf, former US Acting Secretary

of Homeland Security,

visiting fellow withthe Heritage Foundation.

Thank you, Chad.

We appreciate you sharingyour time and insights today.

- Great. Well, thanks for having me.