(ABC) A New Jersey man motivated by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel “devoted himself to waging violent jihad against America and its allies” and sought to join a foreign terror group, federal prosecutors in New York said Friday. Karrem Nasr, […]
(Fox) An Iranian national with links to terrorism attempted to cross illegally into the U.S. via the northern border, officials announced this week — coming amid ongoing concerns about the potential for those with terror ties to enter via the border. Immigration […]
(Daily Caller) The number of suspected illegal alien terrorists removed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) skyrocketed in fiscal year 2023. ICE removed a total of 139 known or suspected terrorists in 2023, a 148% increase compared to 2022, according to […]
(CBS) A group of Democrats in Congress is calling on the Biden administration to review the redress process for removing people from the federal government’s terrorist watchlist over concerns about due process and the list’s reliability, and to provide greater transparency to […]
(KMGH) A Westminster 18-year-old who allegedly planned to join the Islamic State (ISIS) was arrested at the Denver International Airport Monday before boarding an international flight, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court of Colorado. Humzah Mashkoor, 18, of Westminster […]
(Free Beacon) Two decades ago, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said the Council on American-Islamic Relations has “ties to terrorism” and called for the federal government to cut ties with the controversial anti-Israel group. Schumer, now the Senate majority leader, has flip-flopped […]
(CBS) The U.S. government’s terrorist watchlist has nearly doubled in size in just six years, a CBS Reports investigation has found. An extensive review of court records, government documents and interviews with more than a dozen current and former intelligence community leaders […]
(Stars and Stripes) An Indiana man who teamed up with his brother to try and sell arms to the Islamic State group has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for his crimes, the Justice Department said. Moyad Dannon’s sentence […]
(Hill) Antisemitic incidents in the United States have jumped 337 percent since Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel more than two months ago, according to new statistics from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). There have been more than 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the U.S. […]
(NY Times) A man fired a shotgun into the air outside an Albany, N.Y., synagogue on Thursday afternoon and later said, “Free Palestine,” according to the police, sending the building into lockdown and prompting local and federal investigations hours before the beginning […]
(Hill) FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of an increased threat of terrorism stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, saying at a hearing Tuesday that the FBI was working around the clock to prevent potential attacks inspired by Hamas. “Given the steady drumbeat of calls […]
(Hill) Reported hate crimes have surged since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers Tuesday, saying the bulk of the cases targeted Jews. “We’ve been opening I think 60 percent more hate crimes investigations […]
(KLAS) Las Vegas police and the FBI thwarted a potential terror plot involving a 16-year-old, police said Friday. During a news conference, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials detailed an investigation into a terror threat on a social media platform. The image […]
(Free Beacon) The head of an extreme anti-Israel group that regularly holds events with House Democrats said “most” of the roughly 1,200 Israeli citizens slaughtered during Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack “were killed by their own army.” American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) […]
(Xinhua) Two Brazilian brothers were detained in the town of Estepona in southern Spain on Monday on suspicion of having links with the Islamic State (also known as IS or Daesh). The suspects are accused of spreading Islamic State propaganda material. They […]
(WCBS) CBS News learned Monday of increased threats of a possible terror attack in New York City as a direct result of the escalating violence in the Middle East. Gov. Kathy Hochul is already taking action to beef up security and increase […]
(Hill) The United States is in a heightened threat level since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which has “sharpened the focus” of terrorist threats to the country, Biden officials said at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday. “I feel very […]
(NJ.com) A 19-year-old New Jersey man who threatened to attack a synagogue and Jewish people when he wrote a hate-filled manifesto that led the FBI to issue a rare statewide alert in 2022 has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. […]
(NY Post) An Iranian-born Pentagon aide, who was revealed earlier this year to be part of a years-long, Tehran-backed influence operation, also sought to undermine the leading group resisting the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a new report delivered to President Biden. […]
(Dallas Express) A Texas community leader and ally to prominent Democrats has a history of making anti-Israel comments and associates with Hamas-linked groups, according to an investigation by the Dallas Express. Dr. Omar Suleiman is an ethics advisory board member at Southern […]
(BBC) A British man who spent two years with Islamic State in Syria and knew the British militant dubbed Jihadi John has been jailed for carrying a weapon for terrorist purposes. Aine Davis was also sentenced at the Old Bailey for fundraising […]
(Real Clear Investigations) After Hamas massacred 1,400 men, women and children in Israel last month, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that the terror group “and its allies” could inspire attacks on Americans “here on our own soil.” He also told the Senate […]
(Global News) A B.C. woman who returned home from Syria last year was part of the all-female battalion of the Islamic State, according to RCMP allegations unsealed on Tuesday. Kimberly Polman served in the Katibah Nusaybah, an ISIS branch that provided weapons […]
(WMTW) Xavier Pelkey, a 19-year-old from Waterville, was sentenced Monday to the maximum 15 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for conspiring to provide material support to the terrorism group ISIS, the first case of its kind […]
(Free Beacon) The Biden administration tapped an anti-Israel advocacy group that accuses the Jewish state of genocide to participate in a forum on the surge in hate crimes following Hamas’s attacks. The Arab American Institute joined the Justice Department’s “United Against Hate” […]
(CBS) A 20-year-old Jordanian national living in Texas allegedly trained with others of a “radical mindset” to “possibly commit an attack” after he illegally obtained firearms, according to federal investigators. Court documents reveal Sohaib Abuayyash — who at one point traveled to […]
(Free Beacon) House Republicans on Tuesday subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security for information about Afghan refugees as intelligence officials warn of increased threats of a terrorist attack in the United States. The Biden administration has stonewalled congressional inquiries into security screenings […]
(AP) FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks. “We assess that the […]
(Hill) FBI Director Christopher Wray said the U.S. is seeing “historic” levels of antisemitism, with actions targeting the Jewish community after the Hamas-Israel war adding to a threat level for Jews that has spiked in recent years. “The reality is that the […]
(Politico) Federal law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that Israel’s ongoing war with Palestinian militants could encourage more hate crimes in the U.S. In a public service announcement released Wednesday night, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it “has seen an increase […]
(CNN) US authorities have begun a new effort to target fundraising and other forms of support for Hamas, including any tentacles the terrorist group has into the United States, current and former US officials tell CNN. The move is part of a broader reassessment […]
(Fox) Border officials arrested 18 people on the FBI’s terror watch list in September, making fiscal year 2023 a record year for such encounters at the southern border. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics released Saturday, 169 people on the […]
(WATE) Following an eight-day trial, a jury has convicted Benjamin Carpenter, 31, from Knoxville of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Carpenter is a United States citizen and according to court documents, he was the leader of Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, an international […]
(Free Beacon) A senior Pentagon official who was recently outed as an alleged member of an Iranian government-run influence operation will keep her top-secret security access following an internal review, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Ariane Tabatabai, a senior official in […]
(Fox) Two Iranians who are “raising red flags that they could pose a significant security threat” have been captured over the past two weeks at the American border, sources with U.S. Customs and Border Protection tell Fox News. The identities of both Iranians […]
(Politico) FBI director Christopher Wray on Saturday said reported domestic threats have surged as conflict in Israel escalates. Wray acknowledged the increase in threats due to the “heightened environment,” calling for increased vigilance and requesting that police continue to share intelligence and […]
(Fox) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended two Lebanese nationals at the southern border in Texas on Thursday, sources tell Fox News. The two men in their early to mid 20s from Lebanon were apprehended in Eagle Pass, Texas. Sources said they […]
(Free Beacon) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) says her critics are “bigoted” for suggesting she supports Hamas. But the Squad member has a long history of cozying up to the terrorist group behind the largest attack in Israel’s history — one of […]
(Free Beacon) A Hamas financier who has organized campaign fundraising events for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) accused Israel of bringing brutal terrorist attacks upon its civilians with its “genocidal war against the people of Gaza.” Salah Sarsour on Tuesday shared a […]
(Fox) Thousands of “special interest aliens” from numerous countries, including the Middle East, have been arrested by Border Patrol agents while attempting to cross the U.S. southern border illegally over the last two years, according to internal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]
(Middle East Eye) A copy of the Quran was burnt in Illinois by a 16-year-old high school student, and rights organisations say it raises concerns about the India-based Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) paramilitary organisation’s influence in the US. While the […]
(NY Times) Prosecutors called a retired F.B.I. agent this week to testify that the man who is accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks freely discussed the deadly hijacking plot during four days of questioning in January 2007. In doing so, the […]
(Free Beacon) At least three one-time advisers to suspended Biden administration Iran envoy Robert Malley were part of an Iranian Foreign Ministry plot to influence U.S. policy, according to a Tuesday Semafor report based on leaked Foreign Ministry emails. Pentagon official Ariane […]
(AP) Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died. Four family members, […]
(AP) Jury selection began Monday in federal court as members of an extended family confronted kidnapping and terrorism charges stemming from the search for a missing 3-year-old boy by agents who raided a squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018. The boy’s badly […]
(BBC) A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for terrorism offences. Roma Iqbal, from Oxford, pleaded guilty to distributing Islamist extremist content on 10 December 2021. Winchester Crown Court heard the 23-year-old had helped set up a website […]
(Hill) Former President Trump on Wednesday vowed to reimpose and expand a travel ban that targeted several majority-Muslim countries and said he would shift parts of federal law enforcement to focus on immigration if he is elected to a second White House […]
(Bergen Record) A New Jersey mayor who was abruptly disinvited from a White House Eid celebration in May was not on the federal terrorism watchlist at the time when the U.S. Secret Service denied his security clearance, his attorneys said in a […]
(Politico) A Muslim Democratic mayor from New Jersey plans to sue the Biden administration seeking to end a federal terrorism watchlist which he has previously said unfairly targets Muslims — including himself this spring at the White House. More details of the […]
(NBC) This year U.S. border agents have encountered a “growing number of individuals” on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist trying to enter the country via the southern border, according to the Homeland Threat Assessment released Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security. As […]
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