that could be used for phony i.d.s. the intelligence community is concerned that they have the ability, the capability, to manufacture fraudulent passports, which is a concern in any setting. reporter: following the paris attacks, investigators found fraudulent syrian passports on two of the terrorists. the u.s. government has since expanded its efforts to flag to other countries suspected documents terrorists could exploit to travel. a syrian refugee in paris told outfront just how easy it is to obtain a fake syrian passport. it costs you about 700 euros. less, maybe. and i could have one of these by your name, an american name, even an arabic name or any name. anything i want? your photo, your name, anything you want. reporter: state department spokesman john kirby said the
reporter: following the paris attacks, investigators found fraudulent syrian passports on two of the terrorists. the u.s. government has since expanded its efforts to flag to other countries suspected documents terrorists could exploit to travel. a syrian refugee in paris told outfront just how easy it is to obtain a fake syrian passport. 700 euros? or less. and i could have one of these by your name, an american name, even an arabic name or any name. anything i want? your photo, your name, anything you want. reporter: state department spokesman john kirby said the department has been tracking the terror group s ability to make passports. we have been aware of reports, not just in the press, that they may have maintained this capability.
it s something we take very seriously. reporter: erin, these individuals cannot just travel to the united states using a passport alone. they d need a visa and in order to get a visa, they d need to be screened by the state department, which includes finger printing. so there are checks and balances in place. that said, a passport is a fundamental travel document. anytime you have fake documents used to circumvent the legal process, that s a major concern. a very major concern. in the case of the european terror attacks, they came in with groups of refugees were they were getting much less screening. outfront now, fbi special agent jonathan gilliam and counter terror official phil mudd. this is a pretty stunning development. i ve been with syrian refugees and they said, i can get you 700 euros gets you a passport.
passports that don t require visas. visa waiver program in effect for western europe. they don t need a visa or vetting or screening. we need to be sure we are looking at the right threat and not turning our back and looking at something that isn t going to come at us. president obama said he wants 10,000 refugees. let me make it clear to our audience, you are putting your money where your mouth is. you are saying 100,000, ten times more than the president wants. when i was in paris, a syrian refugee told me how easy it would be to get a passport, a fake passport. $750. he said it was no problem. here is how he explained it. will cost you about 700 euros or less maybe. i could have one of these by your name, an american name, arabic name, any name. anything i want. your photo, your name.
not likely. i spoke to a syrian refugee who told me just how easy it is to get a foreign passport. it will cost you about $700. 700 euros and i could have one of these? your name, be a american name, even an arabic name or any name. anything i want? your photo, your name, anything you want. where am i going? kyung lah is out front. reporter: these are not just refugees fleeing isis. this woman sees herself. this is a little me. this is a girl that went through the same thing that i went through. reporter: sayyid s hometown of aleppo, syria is ravaged by war. she and her family escaped syria, now refugees in the u.s. but leaders from house speaker paul ryan there is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be