Now a newspaper says the groom is a convicted drug smuggler and border agents are furious that he passed a federal background check and was approved for the “Door of Hope” event last month. “It’s a statement that love has no borders,” Houston told the Union-Tribune at the time. Executive Director Enrique Morones said the group doesn’t vet applicants but provides the Border Patrol with questionnaires filled out by candidates. It leaves background checks to that agency, Morones told the Union-Tribune. Morones said he was shocked to learn Houston was a convicted drug smuggler and planned to meet with new San Diego Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott to discuss the case and future events.

Source: National Post December 22, 2017 01:24 UTC