article_snippet: Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth wrote that Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth didn't know why Mayorkas intervened in the cases, and didn't accuse Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth of violating any laws.
article_snippet: Mayorkas said in a statement that Mayorkas disagreed with Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth's findings but added that 'I will certainly learn from Roth's findings and from this process.'
article_snippet: Mayorkas added: 'There was erroneous decision-making and insufficient security vetting of cases.
article_snippet: The inspector general's new conclusions also cast doubt on whether that department that department withheld embarrassing internal files the AP had sought under the U.S. the U.S. Freedom of Information Act as part of the AP own investigation nearly two years ago – and instead released records that indicated no wrongdoing.
article_snippet: The U.S. government eventually sent AP more than 200 pages, mostly censored, including emails in which Mayorkas told investors and agency staff that he would not become involved in internal deliberations. '
article_snippet: I cannot weigh in,' Mayorkas wrote to Assistant Secretary Douglas Smith on Feb. 1, 2013, in a message turned over to the AP AP and cited in the new inspector general's report. '
article_snippet: But the new inspector general's report also cited other messages from Mayorkas that were never turned over to the Associated Press.