Government & Politics

U.S. senators sound alarm over Canada’s acceptance of Gaza refugees U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio warned that Canada's initiative could give Palestinians with ties to terror groups easy access to the United States

(National Post) Canada’s acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza is setting off alarm bells south of the border. In a letter Wednesday to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed concern over the program, which he […]

Government & Politics

Biden administration tries to plug loophole that released migrant linked to terrorism into the U.S. The change in policy follows an NBC News story that revealed a judge released the man on bond when ICE prosecutors could not show the judge classified evidence of terror ties.

(NBC) The Biden administration is giving immigration judges and asylum officers more access to classified information to help them determine which migrants might have ties to terrorism or pose a threat to public safety. The change in policy follows an April 11 […]

Immigration

ICE confirms Jordanians who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico were both in US illegally One Jordanian national was in the US on a student visa, which expired in January 2023

(Fox) One of two Jordanian nationals who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before being released, while the other was a foreign student whose status was terminated in January […]

Immigration

Jordanian who tried to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico was in US illegally, sources say Male suspect crossed US-Mexico border at San Diego sector before being released, according to sources

(Fox) One of the two Jordanian nationals who tried to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before he was released from custody, multiple Department of Homeland Security sources have revealed to […]

Immigration

Man on terrorist watchlist was dropped from program that monitors migrants The Afghan national was enrolled in Alternatives to Detention, which tracks migrants' locations via ankle monitor, mobile app or phone. It didn’t last long, NBC News has learned.

(NBC) When an Afghan national on the FBI terrorist watchlist was arrested last Thursday after having spent nearly a year in the U.S., immigration officials said he had been enrolled in a program that tracked his location via ankle monitor, mobile app or telephone. But […]

Government & Politics

Comer says the rising number of terrorism suspects at the border is a ‘clear national security risk’ GOP launches probe of terrorism suspects crossing the border

(Washington Times) House Republicans have launched a probe into the soaring number of terrorism suspects who’ve been detected trying to sneak into the U.S. under President Biden, calling it a “clear national security risk” and demanding Homeland Security cough up its plan […]

Immigration

Border Patrol nabbed 17 people on FBI terror watch list at southern border in December Customs and Border Protection's latest numbers mean that [there] have been 38 terror watch list encounters on the border since October

(Fox) Border Patrol agents stopped 17 people on the FBI’s terror watch list at the southern border in December, bringing the total of individuals arrested at the southern border to 38 already for the current fiscal year. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) […]

Academics & Education

New House Homeland Security Committee chair has history of anti-Muslim comments During a 2016 tea party meeting, Mark Green told an audience that he didn’t want public school students in Tennessee to learn about the Islamic faith.

(HuffPost) Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is set to lead the House Committee on Homeland Security, which Muslim civil rights groups say is alarming because he has a history of making Islamophobic remarks. Green — a physician, Iraq War veteran and former GOP […]

Government & Politics

‘Just a matter of time’ before a terrorist gets through border and kills Americans, Lindsey Graham warns Senator tells Harris Faulkner the Biden admin has 'surrendered the border'

(Fox) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., warned Friday that “it’s just a matter of time” before a terrorist comes into the United States through the southern border and kills Americans. Graham joined “Faulkner Focus” to discuss the national security risk facing Americans and […]

Government & Politics

Rep. Tiffany introduces bill to stop terror-related entry exemptions for Afghan evacuees Biden admin issued exemptions in June for Afghan evacuees on 'case-by-case' basis

(Fox) Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., has introduced legislation to stop a Biden administration move exempting some Afghan evacuees, including those who worked as a civil servant during the Taliban regime, from terror-related entry restrictions. The “Stopping Taliban Operatives from Penetrating (STOP) Act” […]

Government & Politics

Senators sound alarm on terror-related exemptions to US entry for Afghans, warn of ‘open-ended’ authority The Biden administration announced the terror bar exemptions in June

(Fox) A coalition of senators is seeking clarification from the Biden administration about what they fear is an “open-ended” authority to allow foreign nationals, who have provided “insignificant material support” to certain terrorist organizations, to enter the United States. Ten senators, led […]

Clerics & Preachers

Muslim men grilled by US customs agents about their faith sue feds On numerous occasions, customs and border patrol agents asked the men — all U.S. citizens — unnecessarily probing questions about their Muslim faith.

(Courthouse News) In 2017, Imam Abdirahman Aden Kariye returned to the United States from Saudi Arabia after participating in the hajj — the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. When he entered the United States at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Customs and Border Protection agents […]